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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, in relation to the first part of the question asked by the noble Lord, it is true that there are certain countries designated for men only, and so forth, in the existing…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the Government are always prepared to talk to anybody who would like to put forward various ideas. We will come to the question of legal advice and legal protections and…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am not sure I completely understood the question. It may well be that in practice there will be various countries to which people with certain characteristics will never be sent…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, the Government’s position is that no one should be sent back if to do so would lead them to face “a real, imminent and foreseeable risk of serious and irreversible…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIt will remain a question of fact in each case and the examples of relevant harm are set out in Clause 38(4), which refers to “death … persecution … torture … inhuman or degrading…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I sought to explain earlier that Schedule 1 is an amalgam of all the existing schedules that exist. Ghana was already on a list of countries to which people could be…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy noble friend Lord Murray tells me that that is already in train—or, certainly, there is no objection from the Government’s point of view.05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIn taking full account of what the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, has just said, which was obviously a powerful comment, I simply reiterate, as I have said to the noble Baroness, Lady…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, at this stage I do not think I can elaborate beyond the answers I have already given. This is going to be a matter for the judicial process—through the appeal process,…05 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I expect that I am being asked to play a sort of night watchman role in continuing the batting until stumps are drawn. As far as I know, it is not the case that the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy Lords, I am entirely happy to give the House whatever information it requires at any time, and I fully accept that a move to an open prison is potentially one aspect of a…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsThe Secretary of State will of course abide by the recent decision of the High Court and will entirely respect the constitutional position of the Parole Board. I should add that…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy Lords, with great respect to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, who has enormous experience and expertise in this area, the Secretary of State’s view is that the Parole Board is…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy Lords, those decisions were all taken on the merits. I repeat that it is an operational matter which prison the prisoner should be in. That is quite distinct from the question…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy noble friend makes a very fair point. That is a matter primarily for the Sentencing Council, but the Government will of course keep it under review.25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy Lords, as I have said on previous occasions, reoffending rates are slowly coming down, and I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the previous Secretary of State for his…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy Lords, the Secretary of State, when introducing these new rules in January 2022, prioritised the precautionary principle and the protection of the public. Despite enormous…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsMy Lords, I cannot as of today accept that proposition. I entirely see the arguments, it is a very big question and I am sure we will discuss it on a future occasion.25 May 2023HANSARDImprisonment for Public Protection Action PlanMy Lords, I very much thank my noble friend Lord Moylan for his opening remarks and for securing this debate, and all noble Lords who have spoken. As some of your Lordships know,…25 May 2023HANSARDParole Board Recommendations: Open ConditionsThe Secretary of State gives reasons in every individual case, and those cases can be challenged.25 May 2023