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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy answer to the hon. Lady is that, as I said at the outset of my speech, in assessing whether Rwanda is a safe country for asylum seekers, particularly LGBT asylum seekers, we…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI, too, have detailed notes of our meeting with the people from UNHCR. The hon. Lady is right to say that the UNHCR said quite clearly that it thinks that the United kingdom is…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will give way to the hon. Member who is a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights.18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillNot at my convent school.18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the Minister give way?18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am sure that my hon. Friend will have read the report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the Bill. We noted that other nations may be influenced by how the UK treats its…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy question was this: in January this year, the British Government, through the Home Office, published a 137-page document about the human rights situation in Rwanda, detailing…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI was crystal clear at the start of my speech that I am speaking in a personal capacity, just as anything that I have written about my trip to Rwanda was written in a personal…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe Rwandans host more than 100,000 refugees on their border who have come over from neighbouring countries such as Burundi and the Congo because of conflict in those countries.…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Billrose—18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI rise to support the Lords amendments. Lords amendments 9 and 10 because they are basic humanitarian amendments designed to exempt from the process of being sent to Rwanda the…18 Mar 2024HANSARD Extremism Definition and Community EngagementThis new definition will require careful scrutiny of its compliance with human rights such as the right to freedom of expression, religion and belief. In my role as Chair of the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationDoes the Minister appreciate that those of us who question the Rwanda scheme are doing so not because we do not think that the boats should be stopped, but because we think that…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationIndeed, it is. When I guested at the Home Affairs Committee, I raised with a Minister that we tell LGBT Brits going to Rwanda that they need to be careful as we cannot guarantee…14 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum and MigrationI want to focus my comments on the cost of the Government’s Rwanda policy, particularly as I visited Kigali two weeks ago as Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights. The…14 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenThe Minister is hiding behind the need to wait until the final report is out, but at around the time of the stage 1 report, the PHSO said that Ministers could be proactive in…12 Mar 2024HANSARDState Pension Changes: WomenI congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing this important and timely debate. The Government’s failure to come forward with proposals for compensating…12 Mar 2024HANSARDAdult Social Care Workforce19. What steps she is taking to help increase recruitment and retention in the adult social care sector.05 Mar 2024HANSARDAdult Social Care WorkforceEdinburgh Trade Union Council recently described changes to the healthcare worker visa route as cruel and inhumane. Many of my constituents who have relatives in care share its…05 Mar 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaDoes my hon. Friend agree that, while some rules may be more malleable than others, the rules of international law are very clear on self-defence: the use of self-defence must be…21 Feb 2024