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HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, in October 2018, the then Home Secretary, Sir Sajid Javid, wrote to Lord Armstrong following a meeting with him and other Peers to discuss Operation Conifer and related…11 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, I remind the noble Lord that I have just gone through the various forms of independent scrutiny to which this investigation was subject in some detail, and I shall not…11 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferWell, as I have said, and I say again to my noble friend, I have heard the strength of feeling in the House on a number of occasions, which is why I asked the Home Secretary to…11 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferI can only repeat that I have said that I shall ask officials to look into the possibility or viability of this—I cannot possibly prejudge what they may come back to me with, but…11 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferMy Lords, I reiterate that the investigation summary closure report stressed that no inference of guilt should be drawn from the conclusion that Sir Edward would have been…11 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferThe noble Lord obviously makes a good point, and I have just committed that we will certainly look into this. But, as he will be aware, there were a number of forms of scrutiny…11 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferThe noble Lord raises a very interesting point and, again, I will take that back.11 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferWell, once again I hear what my noble friend says, and I shall certainly do my best to represent the views that have been very firmly expressed in the House by taking them back to…11 Mar 2024HANSARDOperation ConiferI cannot honestly say whether it would be economic or not, for obvious reasons—I do not know yet. But I shall certainly make the strength of feeling known once again to the Home…11 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. Amendment 34, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, would mean that when a decision is made…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy apologies: I meant to say that, yes, of course I am happy to meet.06 Mar 2024HANSARDFormer Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: ReportsI am afraid I do dispute that characterisation. David Neal had his appointment terminated after he broke the terms of his contract and lost the confidence of the Home Secretary,…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFormer Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: ReportsThis is obviously a subject to which we will return a bit later, but as I said, a new chief inspector will be appointed following a full and proper process in accordance with the…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFormer Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: ReportsTo start with, the noble Lord is incorrect in saying that unaccompanied children will be sent to Rwanda; as he is well aware, that is prohibited under Article 3 of the treaty. On…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFormer Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: ReportsAs the noble Baroness will be aware, there are a number of different views on this. Age assessments go both ways. I was reading of a case earlier where a number of children…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am afraid I cannot clarify that but, as I have said, the Government will ratify in the UK only once we agree with Rwanda all those necessary steps and the implementation is in…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions to this relatively brief debate. Amendment 45 relates to the commencement of the Act. The Government have already set out their…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFormer Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: ReportsMy Lords, since the two ICIBI inspections, in 2022 and 2023, we have closed all seven hotels used to accommodate unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. It goes without saying that…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFormer Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: ReportsMy Lords, as I said, we have closed the seven hotels that were used to accommodate unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, as identified in the two ICIBI inspections. As the noble…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFormer Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: ReportsYes, I can give that assurance. I would also reassure the House that Border Force facilitated 132 million passenger arrivals last year and 96% of passengers were processed within…06 Mar 2024