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HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThe Government’s view is that the method of the agreement that was reached with Rwanda was lawful and appropriate, and so, with respect, I am afraid I must disagree with the noble…20 Dec 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThe judgment about which these questions are being asked relates to those removed to Rwanda. Of the 40,000-odd people who have crossed the channel illegally during the past 12…20 Dec 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaIf I may, I will turn first to the point made by the noble Baroness in respect of the Rule 39 indication made by the Strasbourg court in one of the cases of those to be removed on…20 Dec 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI agree with the noble and gallant Lord. Clearly, international co-operation is vital. That is one of the five limbs that the Prime Minister outlined in his Statement, and the…20 Dec 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaAs the Prime Minister has made clear, the initial priority for the Government is to prevent the continuation of dangerous journeys across the channel. It is the Government’s…20 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI note the noble Lord’s remarks. I am not entirely sure that I follow the logic, but I will study Hansard carefully and take it back to the department.19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillAs the noble Lord is aware, it is the effect of Clause 2 to prohibit the offences of espionage and assisting a foreign intelligence service. Therefore, those offences in Clauses 1…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillAs I sought to explain to the Committee, the Clause 5 offence can be committed only where a person engages in the specified conduct in relation to a prohibited place that is…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for another very interesting short debate. These amendments seek to amend or add a safety or interests test to the various offences throughout the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI will endeavour to make sure that that letter goes to the noble Lord as soon as it is prepared.19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillThe activity itself is made unlawful in the provisions of the Bill. Is that the point that the noble Lord is making?19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillIt is the intention to benefit that foreign power that is in this Bill, and it seems to me that that is a sufficiently clear and adequate definition to afford protection under the…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI find the hypothetical example that the noble Lord postulates hard to follow, because it seems difficult to envisage a situation where a prosecutor could conclude in those…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate. I will first speak to Amendments 23 and 33 at the same time, given the argument is much the same for both. I am…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillYes. My suspicion is that both answers are in the affirmative, but I am afraid I do not know for sure. I will find out from my officials and write to the noble Lord. I thank him…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillIt would be the case only if those three tests that I have just described are met for the purposes of the offence in the Bill. So it would have to be that the information was…19 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords, and the noble Baroness, for their contributions to this short debate. I also thank the Joint Committee on Human Rights for its report and its…19 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Order BillI was quoting from the Law Commission’s written evidence, which referred to the “standards of the average man”. In that context, as in many legal documents, the word “man” implies…13 Dec 2022HANSARDAlbanian Asylum SeekersOn the BNO Hong Kong cohort, I do not have the answer, and I will write to the noble Lord in relation to it.13 Dec 2022HANSARDAlbanian Asylum SeekersAs of 30 September 2022, there were 19,897 Albanian asylum cases pending an initial decision. In the year ending September 2022, 334 decisions on asylum claims from Albanian…13 Dec 2022