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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I shall speak in qualified support of Amendment 33, but before I do so I should say that it is a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. Outside this House as…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillOn the noble Baroness’s first question, I agree with the sentiments that she expressed earlier. I will answer her second question slightly differently: I am puzzled by the…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I took it that the noble Baroness was asking me a question from the way she started—no, do not ask again. First, I absolutely yield pre-eminence to her in anything…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am sure the Minister wants to be accurate. Is it not the case that he should recognise that homosexuality is illegal in Rwanda? The penal code criminalises same-sex sexual…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, although it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Murray, I would urge him to stop his tango on the head of a pin. It is a remarkable but welcome thing that an…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, before the Minister sits down, will he tell us his Government’s reflections on the debate on the International Agreements Committee report in your Lordships’ House last…29 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow that brilliant exposition by my noble friend of the problem that he tries to deal with in Amendment 40. After yesterday’s slightly more tense…23 Jan 2024HANSARDNon-custodial Sentences: Public ConfidenceMy Lords, does the Minister agree that public support for non-custodial sentences would be improved considerably if the Government took immediate steps to deal with the workforce…22 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. She spoke with calm authority, derived not least from being the former chair of the committee whose report we…22 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. He has been very helpful, as he usually is. He has been going through the 10 items in paragraph 45, but he has not given a timeline…22 Jan 2024HANSARDAsylum: UK-Rwanda AgreementI am sorry to be naggy, but I think the Minister got close to promising me an answer to my simple question about when, in relation to paragraph 5. Can we have that answer before…22 Jan 2024HANSARDMeasles CasesMy Lords, in Germany children cannot attend school if they have not had a measles vaccination. In France, Italy and some other countries, such vaccinations are compulsory. Will…22 Jan 2024HANSARDRefugee IntegrationMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord German, for raising this very important question before your Lordships. I support what he said in his excellent opening speech. I am glad…18 Jan 2024HANSARDDriving Licence: Young and Newly Qualified DriversDoes the noble Lord agree that one reason why young people sometimes drive so badly—and why so many young people are convicted of driving without insurance—is that the cost of…15 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, who has served with such distinction on the issues we are discussing this afternoon. I do not want to repeat what…11 Dec 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, in 2008 it was declared by NATO that Ukraine should become a member. Yesterday Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary-General of NATO, declared that it was the intention now…28 Nov 2023HANSARDAbortion Clinics: Safe Access ZonesWill the noble Lord guarantee that Section 9 will be in force and implemented before the next general election?20 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationPutting them back in the refugee system.20 Nov 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, stimulation comes in many forms, so I think I can say, without any disingenuousness, that it is stimulating to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. Having heard her…20 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationMy Lords, first, I too praise the noble Lord, Lord Murray of Blidworth, at least for his determination with this Bill and the courtesy that he showed to the whole House at all…20 Nov 2023