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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIs it right that what the noble Lord perhaps had in mind when referring to the Supreme Court judgment was its words that the problems in Rwanda were not a lack of good faith on…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am very interested in the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord German. On one view, it is saying that the Secretary of State makes his or her decision only after properly…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI completely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, that we do indeed need to address the immigration problem, but surely it would be better to address it in…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful. The other proposal, which my noble friend Lord Coaker has put his name to, as well as the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, is to get the monitoring committee to…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI would be grateful for an answer to the question of what the noble Lord says about “any other provision or rule of domestic law (including any common law)”. Nobody could suggest…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIs it therefore the noble Baroness’s position that if there were extensive refoulement by Rwanda, that would not be a reason for not having the Bill?12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords—12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAm I right in saying that the legally binding commitment commits Rwanda to do the things, particularly in relation to refoulement, which it had already promised—although not in an…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe noble Lord, Lord Howard, is correct when he says that the fundamental reason why the Supreme Court said no to this was the risk of refoulment. But it said that the risk of…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe noble and learned Lord is taking a much tighter and more defensive position than the Government themselves are taking. They accept the proposition of the question put by the…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I shall first address the remarks of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Lincoln. Speaking entirely for myself, nothing I say is intended to cast any aspersions on…12 Feb 2024HANSARDPrepayment Energy MetersMy Lords, Lord Justice Edis stopped all of the warrant process on the basis that the courts had not been considering the vulnerability of the customers against whom warrants were…08 Feb 2023HANSARDDoncaster Sheffield AirportMy Lords, the National Police Air Service’s entire fixed-wing aircraft fleet is based at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The fixed-wing element of the UK’s life-saving search and…25 Oct 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechI warmly welcome the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, to the naughty step. The precise nature of our misbehaviours may vary from time to time. I agree with everything the noble and…12 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechWe have heard this speech before.12 May 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillIt is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell, whose contribution to the debate on assisted dying over many years is the admiration of all. I pay tribute to her…16 Mar 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI am increasingly bewildered by these answers. I have obviously misunderstood this clause, but it says that the rules “may authorise or require the parties … to participate in…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillIn relation to that point, it is absolutely plain that the wording of Section 19 applies to any sort of civil proceedings, including family proceedings. So it is plainly envisaged…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillMy Lords, I have very considerable concerns, which have also been expressed by the Delegated Powers Committee, about the Secretary of State being able in effect to double the…24 Feb 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillThe legislative form that this is taking, in Clause 43(1), is: “Local justice areas are abolished.” The Minister referred to things on the edges, such as greater flexibility…24 Feb 2022