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HANSARDProtest MeasuresMy Lords, I thank the Minister for this debate on last week’s Government Statement on protest measures. It is important to start my comments on such a Statement by thanking the…13 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a great privilege to wind up on this group for His Majesty’s Opposition. The quality of the contributions has been truly outstanding. I start by saying to the…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I shall make a couple of brief comments. The noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, in his Amendments 9 and 13, makes a hugely important point. I say to the noble Lord, Lord…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWe will not take unilateral action but seek to work within the international framework to bring about any refinement that needs to be made, as many other countries across the…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillOf course taking care of the citizens of this country is necessary and important. There is no debate in the Chamber about that. The noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, started the…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThat is an interesting point, but you cannot pick and choose. You cannot simply decide that you do not agree with something at a particular time and abandon it. If we suddenly…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIf Clause 1(6) is completely purposeless and meaningless, it is worth the noble Lord asking the Minister why the Government have included it in the Bill. It obviously has to mean…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWe have. The noble Baroness may disagree with us, but we have put forward a number of proposals involving tougher action to tackle criminal gangs, including more co-operation with…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, my Amendments 64 and 65 seek to address the problem that all noble Lords have been seeking to address: Clause 1(2)(b), which basically says that Rwanda is a safe…12 Feb 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: ConvictionsMy Lords, following my noble friend Lord Blunkett’s excellent question, can the Minister comment on the following figures? There are 8,786 convicted foreign criminals with varied…08 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaMy Lords, we look forward to the Statement on the Red Sea later, and I accept the Minister’s point about not pre-empting any questions on that. In paying tribute to the crew of…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRed Sea UpdateMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Minto, for repeating the Government’s Statement. I very much welcome its tone and content. I say at the outset that we back the US-UK air…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of HMS Diamond shooting down a suspected attack drone over the Red Sea on 16 December 2023.05 Feb 2024HANSARDNational Crime Agency (Directed Tasking) Order 2023My Lords, we also welcome the general direction that the Government are taking in this SI. It goes without saying that we all agree that financial and economic crime and fraud are…30 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, we welcome the Bill and see it as an important step forward for our country. I thank the Minister and his colleagues very much for their constructive engagement all the…30 Jan 2024HANSARDNational Crime Agency (Directed Tasking) Order 2023The territorial complexities of that may need to be teased out a little more between now and discussion in the other place. To be fair, there is still a little confusion in my…30 Jan 2024HANSARDGeneral Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024My Lords, these are generally sensible regulations. There have been some very interesting points. The contribution from the noble Viscount, Lord Goschen, about being sensible—he…30 Jan 2024HANSARDGeneral Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024Can I just emphasise that point so that people who read our proceedings are clear? Any diplomat, of whatever rank, leaving or coming into this country who seeks to come in outside…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak after the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and join the debate that has been going on through most of the afternoon and well into the evening. I will…29 Jan 2024HANSARDEmergency Services Network: Critical Communications SystemMy Lords, the Government are supposed to be introducing a new emergency services network, but, as my noble friend pointed out, what the Minister has said leaves us all still…29 Jan 2024