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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, we on these Benches agree that decision-makers and our domestic courts and tribunals are able to properly consider whether Rwanda is safe for an individual or a group of…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will add some comments about the Jersey situation and the Channel Islands in general and amplify the questions asked by the noble Lord, Lord Dubs. First, there is a…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, on that last remark, I absolutely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Deben. That is why, of course, we established our position clearly on Second Reading. We did it as a…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank the Minister for the reply—which was that “We were in such a hurry that we didn’t have time to follow our own rules”—but the question I asked him was what advice officials…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI deal with matters which are within my lifespan, I am afraid. It is certainly the case that the court—at present, the ECHR—operates on the basis of the decisions taken jointly by…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, if there is no other willing speaker, I say to the House that, set alongside breaching international obligations, outing the jurisdiction of the courts, breaching human…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, we support all the amendments in this group. It is absolutely critical that domestic and international law is complied with. This should not be up for debate. It is who…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I start by saying to the noble Lord, Lord Deben, that I have come to the same conclusion about these amendments, but perhaps from a different perspective. As noble Lords…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 21 in my name and also link that with Amendments 20 and 18. If Amendment 20 had had any space, I would have signed it as well, because it makes…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillNo, we simply keep the Human Rights Act, which does the job we are seeking here. Naturally, of course, if the Government want to move and create a special group, as here—what they…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, this group, similar to the third group, demonstrates the risk to individuals where their safety, due to their individual circumstances, cannot be properly considered…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIndeed. That is why, in this suite of amendments, the Secretary of State has to take the advice of a number of organisations—not one in particular but a number of organisations.…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 4, I will speak also to a suite of amendments which go throughout the Bill. Perhaps that indicates the way in which all these things are…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs the noble Lord will know, the other clause in the Supreme Court judgment, which he did not refer to, said that it will take a considerable time for those matters to take place.…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am loath to say “yes” to a leading question from a leading lawyer, but he is absolutely right, of course. For those words added to what I said earlier and paragraph…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests, in that I am supported by the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project. We have strayed very widely across the whole of Clause 1 in…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillNo, they did not. I am sorry, but the facts are otherwise. The essential point is that they were doing this work—whatever the noble Lord thinks the situation was, it is not what I…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIndeed: what the Australians did was to check whether people were ready to come to Australia.12 Feb 2024