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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs the Minister confirmed to me, by definition, the safeguards that would make Rwanda safe are not in place, because the Rwandan Government are “working towards” having them in…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful. I clicked on it half an hour ago. Maybe they can do some clicking in the Box, because the information the Minister has just provided is false. He needs to correct…12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords—12 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to the Minister. That is the closest we have got to an answer: “working towards”. Can we pursue that a wee bit more? If the Rwandan Government are “working towards”…12 Feb 2024HANSARDUK-EU Trade: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesMy Lords, yesterday the Minister admitted to me that UK trade with the EU has declined but said that UK trade in services and goods with the rest of the world was going…31 Jan 2024HANSARDUK-Canada Trade Deal: Suspension of NegotiationsMy Lords, among the letters I received from Ministers after every trade negotiating round with Canada, saying everything was on track, the letter telling me that things had gone…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSituation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Benyon, is a respected Minister in this House and I mean no disrespect to him. However, we are asking questions on a Statement about the Foreign…30 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful, but that is prohibited in the Illegal Migration Act.29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, my noble friends Lord German and Lord Thomas told us that we have a Bill in front of us, which the Government are asking us to support, which compels decision-makers to…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillHow will they know? The Illegal Migration Act prevents someone who may well have been trafficked from even starting the process of claiming that they have been trafficked here, so…29 Jan 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness and the pertinent questions she asked. They are valid questions, and I hope the Minister will reply to them in detail when…26 Jan 2024HANSARDUkraine: ReconstructionMy Lords, we now have £21.6 billion of frozen assets in the UK. Across Europe as a whole there are over £300 billion. On Monday, the European Union decided to institute a windfall…25 Jan 2024HANSARDMilitary Interventions OverseasMy Lords, notwithstanding the excellent question from the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, with which I associate myself, is it not the case that Operation Prosperity…25 Jan 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksMy Lords, the UK is a penholder within the United Nations. In addition, the UK signed a development partnership agreement with the internationally recognised Government of Yemen…24 Jan 2024HANSARDGender EqualityMy Lords, today is the International Day of Education and I agree with the Minister that education is critical to securing equality by the target date of 2030. Does he agree that…24 Jan 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]My Lords, the Companion is quite clear that we do not reopen at Third Reading elements of the debate that we had at earlier Bill stages, so this is an opportunity for me to thank…23 Jan 2024HANSARDIran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023My Lords, these measures go beyond the human rights sanctions already in place, as the Minister has said, and are now much broader in their scope and, potentially, their depth.…23 Jan 2024HANSARDIran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister; he has been very generous in responding to our points. I am still a little unclear with regard to the issue of Crown dependencies and the overseas…23 Jan 2024HANSARDIran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023I am grateful to the Minister. However, I think that the exemption would be an exemption from that order because it is an exemption under this order. If there is an exception for…23 Jan 2024HANSARDRussia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Minister for outlining the instruments. My party supports them. I am grateful to the Minister for outlining them in clear terms. I understand that it is a…23 Jan 2024