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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken today and shared their thoughts on this legislation. We have heard many thoughtful speeches from many noble Lords, but I…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs I have just set out to the noble Baroness, the Government takes a different view to those opinions. The noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, asked about the costs of this partnership.…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThat the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I will have to write to the noble Lord on that very specific point. These are also detailed in the standard operating procedures as part of the evidence pack released on…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, each individual case is different. I do not know the particular circumstances. It is important to stress that people from many different nationalities apply for asylum…29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, as I have just said, the treaty makes specific provision that Rwanda will have regard to information provided about a relocated individual by the United Kingdom.29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am afraid I am not familiar with that part. However, I have just read out the relevant clause in the Bill that deals with specific individual circumstances. Any person…29 Jan 2024HANSARDEmergency Services Network: Critical Communications SystemMy Lords, I suppose this could have been spotted earlier, but the fact is that Motorola’s dual role in it arose as a result of the company acquiring Airwave at the same time as it…29 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]Yes. The noble Lord, Lord Fox, says, “Don’t get too excited”, and he is right. I now turn to the government amendment in this group, Amendment 46. This proposed new clause amends…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]If it would help, I am happy to write to the noble Lord with some sensible and practical scenarios because I do not think it is appropriate to make them up at the Dispatch Box, if…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]I cannot say whether or not that someone will be the Prime Minister at the moment. As I said, the Government are clear that the MoU review is the correct forum to discuss relevant…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have listened with interest to the points made in this debate. As noble Lords will be aware, we have considered carefully the amendments that have been debated. I…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Ponsonby and Lord Fox, for their remarks in this debate. I reassure the noble Lord, Lord Fox, that any cheek-blowing he witnessed was more…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for this short debate and the scrutiny on these important issues. First, I will address Amendments 15 and 16 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord West of…23 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to the government amendments in this group, Amendments 10 to 14. The Investigatory Powers Act contains world-leading oversight arrangements and safeguards…23 Jan 2024