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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am again grateful to the noble Lord. However, his second central point was the big constitutional one: that Parliament is sovereign—that is pretty much it—and that the…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWithin that debate about processing and offshoring is a question as to whether, if you succeed in your asylum claim when you are processed over there, you then stay over there or…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I do not think the Committee needs to apologise for an element of repetition and even circularity in contributions on the various groups, because that is the nature of…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, we commence the vital work of this Committee with amendments that address a fundamental dispute of fact that, because of the Government’s attitude to checks, balances…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI shall be brief. Why did the Minister put that on the face of the Bill, when all the lawyers in the Committee agree that, as a matter of domestic law, unless a treaty is…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am very proud to have signed the two amendments tabled by the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham. When I first looked at them, I thought that, given the scale of obscenity…12 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened with great care to many very fine and thoughtful speeches today. I support the intentions of the noble Baroness, Lady Burt. I think some kind of…09 Feb 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: ConvictionsMy Lords, I am sure that I am being charitable in assuming that the Question from the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, was motivated by his deep concern about violence against women in…08 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI take the opportunity of this conversation to request that, when the noble Earl feeds back to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Bellamy, the point made by the noble Lord, Lord…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI will briefly respond to the noble Baroness. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, for her constructive engagement and for everything she has said. I will respond on that…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI have recovered my calm and my optimism that we may get some more positive noises from the Government in the next group. This large group could easily have been degrouped because…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am so grateful to the Committee for the time we have spent on this lengthy but, I hope everyone will agree, important group of amendments. I will not thank everyone or summarise…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am grateful to the noble Earl for giving way. I have not spoken in this group so far, because I agreed with everything said by the proposers and did not want to take up the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillPerhaps the Minister can drink a bit more water at this point, though that is not the sole reason for my intervention. I am grateful for the Minister’s clarification, but my own…05 Feb 2024HANSARDAfghan Relocations: Special ForcesMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for his thoughtful answer to my noble friend, but how does his answer square with the Government’s current and proposed future policy on…05 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, this group is about giving teeth to the toothless tiger that is the victims’ code. To be clear, currently in law, and as proposed by the Government’s scheme in this…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, now we are once again resolved into a Committee, I can say that it is particularly humbling to follow the last group. Once more, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill31 Jan 2024