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HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeAs I hoped to make clear in an earlier answer, the first pathway relates to those removed during August 2021 and those who should have been removed. The second pathway relates to…01 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, clearly, I intend to shed some light. The noble Lord, Lord Coaker, has generated a lot of heat on the purpose of “reasonable excuse”. I begin by thanking the noble and…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI entirely understand that that is the noble Lord’s view. The test of proportionality will, of course, be decided on the facts of each case as it arises, which will be matters…30 Jan 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThe reasonable excuse defence arises only once there has been a decision by the police to prosecute. The fact of the march itself is something that the authorities would have to…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanThere is much in what the noble Lord says. It is sadly the truth that we cannot help everyone, with worldwide displacement now standing at around 100 million, not merely 70…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanAs the noble Lord will have heard in my recent Answer, the principle is that you claim asylum in the first safe country you reach. The question Mr Loughton posed at the Home…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanThe principle is clear in the refugee convention that people claiming asylum need to be in the country in which they seek refuge, having come directly from that country. While we…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanThe United Kingdom welcomes vulnerable people in need of protection through our relocation and resettlement schemes. The number of people coming to the UK via safe and legal…24 Jan 2023HANSARDImmigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2023That the Order laid before the House on 7 December 2022 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 17 January.24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanThe Government’s position is clear: Article 31 requires that a person comes directly to the first safe country and is therefore obliged to claim in that country. Indeed, it is…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanI can certainly provide detailed information on the asylum support provisions. Clearly, those in hotels have their accommodation provided for them and are provided with food and a…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanI entirely agree with my noble friend and clearly, that is the purpose of the UK resettlement scheme. Perhaps it would assist if I outlined that between 2015 and September 2022,…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanThe noble Lord is entirely right: it is action we need, and I can certainly recommit to the ambition, outlined by the Prime Minister in his statement, to clear the backlog. As to…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanThe provision is Article 31(1).24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanThe answer to the noble Viscount’s question is yes. The Afghan relocations and assistance policy, launched on 1 April 2021, offers relocation to eligible Afghan citizens who…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and SudanThe Government certainly have not forgotten the people of Afghanistan. As the noble Lord will remember, Operation Pitting was the largest UK military evacuation since the Second…24 Jan 2023HANSARDChildren Seeking Asylum: SafeguardingI entirely agree with the legal analysis by the noble and learned Baroness. As I hope I made clear in my earlier Answer, further money is provided—I mentioned £15,000—to each…23 Jan 2023HANSARDChildren Seeking Asylum: SafeguardingI hope that, as I have already set out, as with children’s homes more generally, when there is a missing person episode, the missing person protocol is followed, which involves…23 Jan 2023HANSARDChildren Seeking Asylum: SafeguardingI thank the noble Baroness for her question. An important feature of the hotel accommodation specifically provided for UASCs is the security for each hotel facility. Clearly, that…23 Jan 2023HANSARDChildren Seeking Asylum: SafeguardingThe rise in small boat crossings has meant that we have had temporarily to accommodate children in hotels while local authority accommodation is found. When a child goes missing,…23 Jan 2023