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HANSARDKing’s SpeechI thank the Minister for a thoughtful introduction to the debate and I warmly welcome that the response will come from the noble Lord, Lord Coaker—the hero of our Rwanda debates.…25 Jul 2024HANSARDStatement of Changes in Immigration RulesMy Lords, I am not quite sure what follows the soft cop and the hard cop; certainly not the fair cop. I would like to add three points to the case against these changes, which has…14 May 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy Lords, I used to work for Peter Carrington and Denis Healey, two great Defence Secretaries. I have been trying to work out how they would have reacted to this Statement. They…25 Apr 2024HANSARDOffshore Petroleum Licensing BillI intervene briefly to express a little scepticism about Amendments 5 and 17. I declare an interest because I used to be deputy chairman of Shell for a time. I think the answer to…23 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI think the noble and learned Lord is talking about Article 10(3) of the treaty. He will know what I am going to ask, because this is the fourth time I have asked it. Article…16 Apr 2024HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (IAC Report)It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Marland. I shall be slightly less concise, but I bear the earlier discussion in mind. On my tombstone will be the words: “He…19 Mar 2024HANSARDComprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (IAC Report)I entirely agree with the Minister about ISDS. Will he confirm that ISDS will be in any trade deal we sign with India?19 Mar 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionI agree with the noble and learned Lord. My point can be put much more succinctly. I warmly welcome the Minister and look forward to his remarks, and would be grateful if he could…14 Mar 2024HANSARDWest Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024My Lords, I was alerted to this strange case by the noble Lord, Lord Bach, when he raised it in our debates in October. I still know very little about it that I have not learned…13 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWhen the House voted to delay ratification of the treaty, it did so on the basis that there was unfinished business and on the basis of a list of 10 requirements, most of which…12 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillHave the procedures required under Article 10.3 of the treaty to ensure that refoulement does not take place, as it did in the Israeli case, yet been devised?06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillCan the Minister confirm that the arrangement described in Article 10(3) of the treaty has been devised: that is, the arrangement to ensure that refoulement does not in practice…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, there is an irrefutable case, in my view. It is very odd when you think about it. We had three days in Committee and a long Second Reading, and the Government have heard…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillCould the Minister tell us whether the draft Rwandan law exists?19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI strongly agree with the point that the noble Baroness has made. My name is to Amendments 57 and 59. It is rather appropriate that we come to these amendments immediately after…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillFurther to the Minister’s answer to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, does the system—the effective system for ensuring that removal contrary to the obligation does not…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the Minister say whether the reports from the monitoring committee to the joint committee will be made available to the House?19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIt is quite wrong to insult the Civil Service.19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillCould the Minister then tell us what that system is? When will the House see that system? It would help us to judge how real the remaining risk of removal to a third country is if…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillForgive me: I am just trying to understand the Minister’s position on the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, and pursued by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer.…19 Feb 2024