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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I support the aims of the Bill and I hope that it—and they—will succeed, that it will not be challenged and that there will be no further obstacles put in the way of…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI ask the noble Baroness to be clear about what I proposed and to what I was referring. I was referring to the laws of this country, made by the people of this country, with the…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank my noble friend the Minister; I am very grateful to him for his courteous and thoughtful reply on my amendment. I also thank all noble Lords who spoke in this debate. As…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSecurity of Elected RepresentativesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Statement, but I want to ask for some clarification. The Statement explains the support that the police are giving to ensure that the…29 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyWill my noble friend consider a longer-term anti-inflationary policy such as ensuring that the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, and the governor, build into their…21 Feb 2024HANSARDAnti-Semitism in the UKMy Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing this Statement to the House and I thank the Government for making it. I too welcome the Community Security Trust. The noble Lord, Lord…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the purpose of this measure is to deter immigration by unsafe and illegal routes. Your Lordships have mentioned the best interests of the child. Is it in the best…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, are we not in danger of simply adding to the bureaucracy of the Bill by demanding an extra measure of reporting or an extra way of scrutinising? We have Questions four…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for saying I could hold on. My remarks were related to what was being debated at that point. In respect of Sir Winston Churchill, about whom I…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords—14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I have found this group of amendments very interesting and I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope, for introducing it. But there has been a liberal use of…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank the noble Lord for letting me clarify. I specifically mentioned international diplomatic, military and trade treaties, which are in the interests of a country and its…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThat is not my view. My view is that, none the less, given the ingenuity of many noble and learned Lords in this House, and members of the judiciary, barristers and solicitors…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s determination to stop the boats, and I commend the provisions to disapply six sections of the Human Rights Act 1998 and to leave open to a…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank the noble Baroness for her interjection. I am referring to the treaties emerging from the post-Second World War world, which was very much a European world at that time,…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am glad to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, and thank my noble and learned friend the Minister for introducing this Bill to deter illegal migrants…29 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, and members of the International Agreements Committee for their report on the UK-Rwanda agreement. As other…22 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]I am very grateful to my noble friend the Minister for his constructive approach to our discussions. Though I confess to being a bit disappointed by some of things I have heard, I…16 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]16 Jan 2024