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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillSurely it is relevant to this Committee, if we are being invited to pass Clause 5 into law, to know whether or not, in the Government’s view, it will enable or facilitate a breach…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe Minister said, and I agree, that nothing in Clause 5 requires the United Kingdom to breach its international obligations. Does he agree that, if a Minister, in compliance with…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, as a signatory to the stand-part proposition in the name of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, I will confine my remarks to the question of whether it is…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI do not believe there is any dispute in this Committee about the proposition that the Minister has just delivered himself of. However, we are not talking about domestic law; we…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I rise in place of the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, to speak to Amendments 19, 21, 25 and 28, in his name and in mine, which are also signed variously by the right reverend…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am afraid that this will be a more prosaic and lawyerly contribution than the two we have just heard, but at least I will keep it short. When I first read the title of…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it was once the practice of our courts to prevent the jury from dining until they had reached their verdict. Rising to my feet on the wrong side of 3.30 pm, it seems…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI want to be clear. I referred to the provision of the procedures directive which requires a case-by-case decision on whether a third country is safe. I contrasted that with…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am another supporter of Amendment 3. Clause 1 is an example of the current vogue for starting Bills not with operative provisions but with preambular statements of the obvious,…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am prompted to intervene by Amendment 80, so ably introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Dodds. Although I do not support that amendment, I think that he has raised a very…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I cannot of course surpass the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, in quality but I can at least claim the advantage in quantity: I have seven amendments in this group to…12 Feb 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I echo all the thanks that came from the Minister. I do not think I can add to his list, but I certainly endorse everything he said. Bills of this nature can be…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the policy of offshoring asylum seekers for assessment and resettlement abroad will indeed be costly, to judge from the down payment already made. Its likely deterrent…29 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I know that the noble Lord, Lord West, will want to speak to his own amendments, but, perhaps for the sake of good order, I could comment relatively briefly on…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow such a strong and powerful speech, and to agree with so much of it. I will speak to Amendment 40, which is based on my report of last year and…23 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementMy Lords, the creation of our International Agreements Committee is a rare constitutional highlight of the past five years. I congratulate it on the scrutiny that it provides in…22 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will make a brief comment on two aspects of Clause 14 which have been developed today and which were considered in my report. Amendments 23 and 25 in the name of the…11 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcomed this Bill at Second Reading, and the warmth of my welcome has not diminished. However, I am pleased to see so many amendments down to Part 1. As the noble…11 Dec 2023