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HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I do not think I did. The point I am making is that the serious harm suspensive claim in connection with Clause 38 makes it clear that persecution and onward refoulement…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration Bill28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAs the noble and learned Lord will be aware, the Rwanda litigation found it to be the case that Rwanda was safe. Beyond that, in relation to the sources of information, the…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe guidance furnished by the Foreign Office to British citizens for travelling is a separate matter from the guidance upon which the Government are relying in the present case. I…28 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, these amendments go to the issue of whether it is safe to remove a person to a country listed in Schedule 1. It remains the Government’s view that these amendments are…28 Jun 2023HANSARDOffences Against the Person Act: Section 58My Lords, the position is that all women have access to safe and legal abortions on the NHS in England and Wales. As I say, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on specific…15 Jun 2023HANSARDOffences Against the Person Act: Section 58My Lords, the Government are committed to ensuring access to safe, regulated abortion for all women in England and Wales on the NHS. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on…15 Jun 2023HANSARDOffences Against the Person Act: Section 58First, I am grateful to my noble friend for her courtesy in giving me advance notice of the point she wished to raise. It is completely unacceptable that anyone should feel…15 Jun 2023HANSARDOffences Against the Person Act: Section 58My Lords, the professional body which the noble Baroness chairs will no doubt promulgate correct information to its members as to their standing in law in relation to these…15 Jun 2023HANSARDOffences Against the Person Act: Section 58The noble Baroness speaks with compassion on the effects of this. I have to reiterate just a couple of points that I made. The decision to prosecute was one made independently of…15 Jun 2023HANSARDOffences Against the Person Act: Section 58My Lords, the criminal offences in the main exist to address the harm caused by those who force or coerce someone into terminating their pregnancy. Cases of this nature brought to…15 Jun 2023HANSARDOffences Against the Person Act: Section 58I am happy to give an undertaking that the Government will work, as they continue to do, with the relevant professional bodies to which the noble Baroness referred.15 Jun 2023HANSARDOffences Against the Person Act: Section 58My Lords, I agree wholeheartedly with the views expressed by my noble friend. The sentencing process is, of course, one independent of government. The matter is, I understand, is…15 Jun 2023HANSARDOffences Against the Person Act: Section 58My Lords, the current provisions applying in this area were brought in during the Covid pandemic when face-to-face access to medical personnel was restricted. The relevant…15 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I see that the right reverend Prelate is absent from this place and not here to witness this outbreak of ecumenical harmony between two components of the opposition…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillThe noble Lord, Lord Hannay, from the Cross Benches, submitted my use of the verb “require” to a degree of philological scrutiny, which I had not taken into account when preparing…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I will not detain the Committee by going through Clauses 61 to 67 in turn. They contain entirely standard provisions, relating, for example, to the making of regulations…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the right reverend Prelate and my noble friend Lord Murray. I did indeed mean that, and I apologise. However, if I may, I will stay with the right reverend…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for that intervention. I assure him, first, that the Government are aware of the legislative consent Motions to which he refers, but they are of…14 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillFirst, I present my apologies to the right reverend Prelate for not specifically answering that question; I am grateful to the noble Lord for reminding me of it. I had noted that…14 Jun 2023