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HANSARDImmigration Rules and Border SecurityMy Lords, there is yet more chaos at the borders as we learned yesterday of a failure to check hundreds of high-risk flights for the obvious threats of trafficking, serious crime…21 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, with Amendments 66 and 67 we get to the meat, in many respects, of the Bill. We also start to try to understand why the Committee has debated at great length many issues…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI have agreed with the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, about Albania. There is no question between us about Albania. Of course, it acted as a deterrent, because it was a situation in…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I do not often say this to the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, but that was a really disappointing response, partly because the Committee is seeking numbers and information and…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will give way in a moment. Why can the Minister not give us some numbers and facts? That is all we were asking for. I hope and I would expect, frankly, that we get a bit more…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWell, it is someone’s idea of how to answer that particular question, but it is not an answer. I worked out the number of small boat arrivals myself, simply by counting the Home…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillBefore the Minister sits down, I have a practical question. He says that this will apply retrospectively—what is the Government’s assessment of the numbers of people that this…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIn due course.19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillCould the Minister confirm, for the benefit of all of us, that the Home Office team in charge of the Bill has not seen the Rwandan legislation and has no idea who has?19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lady Whitaker, who reminded us of the importance of the law in protecting the rights of individuals against states. It…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, this is a very small amendment. I tabled this amendment because I read that, according to what the Home Secretary said, it will be possible for people who have sought or…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIf there is no risk of refoulement because of all those processes, all the legislation and all the things the Minister has just read out, in view of his earlier answers will he…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank the Minister for his reply. I am grateful also to the noble Lord, Lord True, for his encouragement—I have about half an hour now. The serious point is that that was very…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWith respect to the answer the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, gave us and the amendment I was speaking to, this Chamber deserves more numbers from the Government. We need to understand…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillCould the Minister define the prison sentence? Is it any prison sentence, or is it a sentence of two, four or five years?19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I also pay tribute to the quality of the contributions that we have had from so many noble Lords in the debate on this group. I recognise some of the shortcomings of my…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, just to be clear, I will be very “Committeeish” about this group of amendments. In the light of that, I will just ask a couple of questions relating to my Amendments 69…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIs the Minister saying that the quote of the Prime Minister’s words is not accurate?14 Feb 2024