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HANSARDHuman Rights: SportswashingMy Lords, I am delighted to open this debate on a very important yet often overlooked issue: sportswashing. We all know the positive power that sport has in bringing people…21 Mar 2024HANSARDHuman Rights: SportswashingThat this House takes note of countries that use sporting events to “sportswash” their human rights record, and the role of sporting bodies in aiding this practice.21 Mar 2024HANSARDTeesworks Project: AuditMy Lords, two businessmen are making multi-millions of pounds of profits on the back of £0.5 billion-worth of taxpayers’ investment, without them putting any of their own cash at…20 Mar 2024HANSARDNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024My Lords, very briefly, I wish to protest that the Home Office is, again, living in the world of fantasy and fiction when it comes to safe countries. We have had the charade over…19 Mar 2024HANSARDNationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Amendment of List of Safe States) Regulations 2024I am sorry to interrupt the Minister in mid-flow. The exceptional circumstance rule is absolutely vital to understanding the operation of this statutory instrument. The Act refers…19 Mar 2024HANSARDWest Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024My Lords, the arguments about local democracy being completely ignored have been very professionally made by previous speakers. I follow the noble and learned Baroness, Lady…13 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 46 in my name. It has become clear, as we get towards the end of Report, that the Government have got themself into something of a pickle over…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillBefore the Minister sits down, let me say that I asked four very specific questions about the chief inspector’s view on the country notes. Has the Home Office asked the chief…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe very fact that extra terms of reference can be given by the co-chairs of the joint committee shows that it is not truly independent; that is the point I make. I hope that the…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI have an important question. The Merton assessment is the standard assessment that is done of an individual where the age is in dispute. Will any child or potential adult be sent…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMay I therefore ask another question? What professionals are in Rwanda who can carry out that Merton assessment? Under the Bill and the treaty, a person comes back only if they…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Murray, and his trying to portray mental health provision within Rwanda. To use his words, the understanding of the illness…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillSpeaking for myself, I would just say in answer to the noble Lord’s questions that the answer is no.04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe Minister will not be able to answer this, but I would appreciate it if he could write to me and the House on it. He keeps referring to the treaty saying “must”. There is a…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe Minister has just said something at the Dispatch Box that is not factually correct. He said that under Article 13(1) on trafficking Rwanda must take all necessary steps. The…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillCan the Minister tell the House what legal provisions are on the statute book in Rwanda for the “T” part of “LGBT” in particular?04 Mar 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024The noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle—I remembered the Manor Castle because of Sheffield, but I could not remember the Bennett bit—that, twice during her contribution,…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024My Lords, I have listened to the debate very carefully. My professional experience as a former health service manager over many years is that we have had this debate about people…26 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Dementia Commission ReportMy Lords, the Alzheimer’s Society has a good report out called Dementia: What Every Commissioner Needs to Know , about Alzheimer’s care. What is the Government’s view on ensuring…22 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group and seek to tease out a couple of answers from the Minister on these issues. Under the 1951 refugee convention, membership of a…19 Feb 2024