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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, as I pointed out in answer to the previous intervention, the system is still being designed, so I do not know the precise answer to that.19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, as we have previously set out, the purpose of the Bill is to stop the boats and end the perilous journeys being made across the channel as it is the busiest shipping…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate, which, as we have heard, brings us on to the relocation of unaccompanied children and the subject of age…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy noble friend is right; I might very well want to refer to that.19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI cannot say that at the moment, but, as I have said, they will be published on a regular basis. The monitoring committee will be supported in all its work by a new support team,…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs far as I understand it, that is the case. On a point that we will debate further in relation to Amendment 76A tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed, and the noble…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am happy to commit to providing as much detail as I can in the letter that the noble Lord requests. I am afraid that I do not know the answer to the foreign development aid…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillNo, but I think that the noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, summed up the Government’s position rather well, and probably better than I can. I am afraid that we will have to return to the…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the independent monitoring committee was established on 2 September 2022 under the terms of the initial memorandum of understanding. Its role has subsequently been…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWell, my Lords, I recollect the discussion last week between the noble and learned Lord and my noble friend Lord Wolfson. I think my noble friend pointed out that the right to…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am not expert on treaty law but, as far as I understand it, that is the case. I am afraid that I do not know the process behind the noble Lord’s question; I will have…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs I understand it, yes. Rwanda has a strong history of providing protection to those who need it, and it currently hosts more than 135,000 refugees and asylum seekers who have…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI appreciate that it is not the answer that the noble and learned Lord was seeking—19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this relatively short debate. Just for the record, I point out that my noble friend Lord Hailsham extended the courtesy of…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I cannot give details on the very specific question about traumatised children but I will find out, and again, I will come back to the noble Baroness. Amendments 78 and…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI do not believe I have, my Lords. What I am trying to say here is that the joint committee has to make reports to Parliament in order for Parliament to keep it under review. That…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI have to respect the noble and learned Lord’s point of view on that; I am afraid that I am not as well up on the court process as perhaps I should be. I will have to come back to…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am not in a position to agree or disagree, because I do not know how the judicial review process take place; I am afraid that I am not a lawyer. Any decision on age made by the…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, as we discussed in previous groupings, with any of these decisions and any of the evaluations that take place in this country, all the relevant information will be…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am sorry, I disagree. I think I answered the question about what has to happen in order for the treaty to be ratified. It was under discussion at considerable length in the…19 Feb 2024