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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 34, in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Dubs and with the welcome support of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Chelmsford and the…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am sorry, but that really is not good enough. We are practically at the end of Report. This was promised to us by Wednesday. It is now 7.55 pm, on Wednesday evening, and we are…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken in support of my amendment. To pick up what the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, has been saying, that is part of the point: if two…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank the Minister very much, but there is no child rights impact assessment, needless to say. Noble Lords who spoke against very much used the arguments used in Committee, and…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillBefore that, I know that I am not learned, but I did say some things and I have been ignored. What has happened to the response to the report of the Joint Committee on Human…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFormer Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: ReportsMy Lords, the chief inspector was due to start an inspection on the age assessment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children shortly. What will happen to this now that he has been…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, as well as supporting the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, I rise to speak to Amendment 16, which seeks to minimise the risk of torture arising from the Bill and to safeguard…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I wanted to make a couple of brief points in support of Amendments 20 and 21. In Committee, the Minister, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Stewart, quoted at length the…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am sorry to interrupt. What investigations have the Government made of whether that support is available in Rwanda? This is not a criticism of Rwanda but an acceptance of the…04 Mar 2024HANSARDUNICEF: Child Poverty RankingsMy Lords, paid work is hardly the answer, as the Minister suggested, given that the majority of children in poverty are in families with a parent in paid work. He goes on about…28 Feb 2024HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024I am sorry to interrupt but I started by saying that I welcomed the inflation-proofing. That is a positive. I then warned him by saying, “All the ‘buts’ are coming, I am afraid”,…27 Feb 2024HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024My Lords, I of course welcome the inflation-proofing of benefits and the temporary lifting of the local housing allowance freeze in April, but—I fear this speech is a series of…27 Feb 2024HANSARDSocial Security (Contributions) (Limits and Thresholds, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veterans Relief) Regulations 2024My Lords, I will make a couple of brief points about child benefit. While of course I welcome the inflation-proofing after all the speculation there has been about it, it is…27 Feb 2024HANSARDPoverty ReductionMy Lords, follow that! I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for the opportunity not just to debate this important issue but also to say thank you to the right reverend…22 Feb 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, when I was a child, we always had grapefruit for Sunday breakfast. However, for some months of the year it was tinned grapefruit because my mother, one of the hundreds…20 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am moving Amendment 46 as an understudy to my noble friend Lord Dubs, who apologises that he cannot be here today because of a long-standing commitment. I will speak…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWe are talking about children who have been wrongly assessed. I do not think it is reasonable to expect them to challenge a decision. Other noble Lords made points on this: the…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe Minister may be about to speak on this but I did ask a specific question as to the Government’s response to the absolutely damning statement from the UN commissioner for human…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I very strongly support what has been said but want to draw attention to the statement, published today, from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. I will not read…19 Feb 2024