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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI think it is perfectly reasonable, if one wants to know the intention of the amendment, to look at the Member’s explanatory statement. That is, indeed, the purpose of the…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs I said in answer to the noble Lord, Lord Kerr, it is not simply a question of seeking advice from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The amendments clearly…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI fear not. The easiest way of replying to the noble Lord is to read from the Member’s explanatory statement on the amendment: “The amendments require positive UNHCR advice on the…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillBefore the noble Baroness goes to the point where she disagrees with me, I thank her for her response to the first point I made. Of course, I do not speak for the Government, but…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I had not intended to speak on this group, but the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, has just raised an extremely interesting point. He suggested that a decision by…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThese questions have ranged far and wide, but was not the one issue, as I understand it, on which the Supreme Court came to its decision the risk of refoulement? That is covered…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I must begin by apologising for the fact that I was abroad at the time of Second Reading and was therefore not in my place at that time. Much was made at Second Reading…12 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael/GazaMy Lords, it is a privilege, albeit a rather chastening privilege, to follow the noble and right reverend Lord and all who have spoken so eloquently in this debate. I echo what…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, I have just been talking to the families of some of those who have been taken hostage in Gaza. The NGOs and the United Nations have understandably been vociferous in…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateMy Lords, has my noble friend seen the recent, extremely sensible suggestion that, since the boats which are used in such dangerous circumstances to cross the channel do not…06 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for giving way. Does she not recognise that those who apply through the legal, safe processes, and whose applications are rejected, will not…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, it is indeed a privilege to follow the most reverend Primate. I am sure that the whole House will wish to congratulate him on the most distinguished part he played in…10 May 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillDoes my noble friend not agree that the insertion of the words in this amendment would place upon the police the initial duty of deciding what is or is not a reasonable excuse?30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillWill my noble friend give way?30 Jan 2023HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresMy Lords, I too welcome my noble friend to his responsibilities. Does he recognise the inconvenient truth that it is almost impossible—perhaps entirely so—to deal with this issue…01 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, the effect of these amendments, whether one agrees with their precise wording, is to give the new Administration time to pause, to reflect, and to consider the best way…25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillDoes not the noble Lord think that it is slightly odd that his justification in law for supporting the Bill is not the Government’s?25 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillIs not my noble and learned friend rather missing the point? None of us has suggested that the doctrine of necessity plays no part in international law. What we are saying is that…11 Oct 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy Lords, I am genuinely grateful for the opportunity to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, for whom I have much respect, and indeed I have a good deal of sympathy with the…11 Oct 2022