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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Hailsham, mentioned the Constitution Committee, and Amendment 10 in my name also seeks to reinforce the position of that committee’s reports to…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I wonder if the Minister might tell us how long the course was, how many people were training and where they were from.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) 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 2024HANSARDAsylum Seekers: ConvictionsMy Lords, further to that point, can the Minister say what monitoring of and protection from the public can expect in relation to somebody on the sex offender register? What…08 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I rise to add my support to those remarks from the right reverend Prelate. I have added my name to Amendment 80, and I wish to say a quick word about the Istanbul…05 Feb 2024HANSARDGeneral Aviation (Persons on Board, Flight Information and Civil Penalties) Regulations 2024My Lords, these are sensible regulations, but they raise a significant number of questions, including one that the Minister talked about at the outset: moving online from fax. I…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillLeave out from “that” to the end and insert “this House declines to give the bill a second reading because it (1) places the United Kingdom at risk of breaching its international…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I have just read a report of the debate from a senior broadcast journalist. He says that the majority of Peers in this House regard this Bill as an “unholy abomination”.…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe noble Lord is wrong. I think in 2011 he voted against the Health and Social Care Bill at Second Reading, as had happened before, in earlier versions, by Members of the…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I direct the House’s attention to my interests as laid out in the register. The treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, which this Bill is seeking to affect, is…29 Jan 2024HANSARDRefugee IntegrationTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current pathways for newly recognised refugees to integrate and establish themselves in the United Kingdom.18 Jan 2024HANSARDRefugee IntegrationFirst, I thank all those who have put their names down to speak in this short debate and cover an area that is somewhat neglected but of great importance to all of us. This debate…18 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023I repeat the question I ended with: what is the evidence that this policy has had the desired impact on deterrence since it was introduced in 2014? Last week, I spent some time…16 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Act 2014 (Residential Accommodation) (Maximum Penalty) Order 2023My Lords, the purpose of these two orders is to create a more hostile environment for those who seek to enter this country by routes other than the ones that are available to…16 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Detention: Brook House InquiryMy Lords, the inquiry exposed the dehumanising abuse of vulnerable people held in immigration detention. Unfortunately, the report’s author states that these issues remain in…11 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Detention: Brook House InquiryMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and in doing so I draw attention to my interests as laid out in the register.11 Jan 2024HANSARDImmigration Detention: Brook House InquiryTo ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the findings of the Brook House Inquiry, published on 19 September 2023, in particular its recommendation for…11 Jan 2024HANSARDRefugees: Notice Period for Home Office AccommodationMy Lords, the problem that the Minister has just alluded to is that local authorities are under enormous pressure when people arrive on their doorstep with a short period of time…18 Dec 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillBefore I sum up on behalf of these Benches, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Haslemere, for his wise and thoughtful speech. Now that he is out of that Box, I think…18 Dec 2023