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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe system has been agreed and will come into place along with the treaty.19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, that is a matter of detail upon which I will have to correspond with the noble and learned Lord. The Government of Rwanda are committed to this partnership. Like the UK,…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will have to revert to the noble Lord with an answer to that question, which is a hypothetical situation I had not considered. The Government have set out the expense caused to…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am not in a position to go into detailed discussion on this point, but I have given the Government’s position on the amenability of judicial review in relation to…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThat is a decision not for me to take. It will be taken by the Government collectively. I am not in a position to give a date to the noble Lord, if he was asking me to give one.…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am not fully clear that I follow the import of the question that the noble Lord poses. If he will bear with me, I am going to defer answering that point and will do so…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe provision in the treaty is reserved for the most serious crimes—one punishable by five years or more imprisonment. The amendment would necessitate, in the rare event of such…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for Amendment 68, but I cannot support its addition to the Bill. We do not consider such a change necessary, as individuals would be…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to my noble friend but the answer “it depends” renders the matter, to a certain extent, even more complicated and emphasises the number of considerations that I will…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI think the answer to the first point is that the Victims and Prisoners Bill relates to victims, a matter on which the Attorney-General, exercising her supervision over aspects of…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, in view of the hour and the information which I have to hand, and given the stark terms in which the noble Lord expresses himself, that might perhaps be the better…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to the Committee for an exceptionally lively, informed and learned debate on this matter. The consideration of obligations to obtemper interim…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI cannot go beyond the terms of the clause to which the noble and learned Lord refers. Clause 9(1) states: “This Act comes into force on the day on which the Rwanda Treaty enters…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the point is that the treaty, while it has not been ratified, is a matter of agreement. I spoke about the work—19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillFirst, I remind the noble Lord of some of the constitutional truths that were adverted to in the debate on Monday. No Parliament can bind its successor. Parliament can always come…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillFirst, as the noble and learned Lord is perfectly well aware, the Bill blocks the possibility of refoulement and of return to any country other than the United Kingdom. In…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs I said to the noble Lord when first responding to him, I will address those matters in more detail in the course of my submission. Clause 2 creates a conclusive presumption…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s point echoes the one made by the noble Lord, Lord Purvis of Tweed. I had a brief communication on it with my noble friend Lord Sharpe of Epsom as…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe only thing relevant to an individual case would be matters specific to the individual. In line with our obligations, I assure noble Lords—in particular the noble Lords, Lord…14 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, that would depend entirely on the case presented by the individual. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister of Burtersett, for tabling Amendment 30 with regard to…14 Feb 2024