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HANSARDAuthority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Authority to Carry Scheme and Civil Penalties Regulations 2023. Relevant documents: 26th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation in HotelsThe question we are addressing today is about the reason for the number of people in hotels, and I say again that the reason is the number of people crossing the channel. When we…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation in HotelsI am afraid that I must disagree with the right reverend Prelate. The reason for the number of people in hotels is the number of people crossing the channel illegally and causing…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation in HotelsClearly, the instances of violence we saw in Knowsley last week were to be deplored. Indeed, the House will be reassured to know that the Home Office has in place a careful…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation in HotelsUnaccompanied asylum-seeking children who have arrived on a small boat are first referred to the Kent intake unit. Then there are five specific hotels for the use of unaccompanied…21 Feb 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Accommodation in HotelsMy noble friend is right that breaking the business model of the people smugglers is vital, and the agreement we recently made with the French Government will go some way to…21 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingWell, I am sure that we can discuss this on another occasion.06 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingI appreciate the hypothetical question that my noble friend asks. As I say, the issue was one for the Statements that were provided to the House of Commons, and it seems that…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingI think the noble Lord’s question related to the legal basis for the agreement in domestic law; I have addressed that in detail in the course of my speech to the House.06 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingYes, certainly; we will have a look through them.06 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingI thank the noble Baroness for those two questions. On the first point, no, to amend a treaty would be a more cumbersome process than the flexibility afforded by a memorandum of…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRwanda: Memorandum of UnderstandingMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, for securing this debate. I must apologise that I will not be able to address all noble Lords’ contributions during…06 Feb 2023HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, for her remarks and thank all those who contributed in previous debates on the Bill. The Government’s policy already fully…03 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemePathway 3 applications, as I have said, are led by the FCDO and its engagement will be the principal point of contact. Of course the Home Office works closely with the FCDO and…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeOperation Pitting was the largest UK military evacuation since the Second World War. About 15,000 people were evacuated to the United Kingdom. Since then, a further 6,000 people,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI agree with much of what my noble friend says. By way of context, the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme was divided into three pathways, to which she alluded, the first of…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI entirely understand the point the noble Baroness makes. Obviously, those who were employed by the British Government are entitled to be relocated under the Afghan relocations…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeForgive me; although I have a lot of knowledge about the situation with hotels, I am afraid I do not have those statistics with me today, given the topic of the Question. I will…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI fear that this is not the correct place for me to discuss the causation of the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan. But in relation to the point the noble Lord raises…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeI am afraid that I cannot answer my noble friend’s question. That is probably a matter for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office but I can no doubt ask the relevant…01 Feb 2023