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HANSARDTackling Illegal MigrationThe Government’s No. 1 priority is keeping the UK safe and our border secure. Illegal migration reduces our capability and capacity to help those who most need our support. It…21 May 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 3G.22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIt appears that I was indeed optimistic last week when I foresaw the end of ping-pong and looked forward to the time when we were not debating this particular piece of…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI certainly will. I am very grateful indeed to the hon. and learned Lady, because she gets to the point of the amendments. She is absolutely right to say that we should address…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am very grateful indeed to the hon. Gentleman. As always, he engages with the substance of the matter. He and the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) have raised…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy right hon. Friend might have heard a few words from the Prime Minister in that regard this morning, and that is exactly right. Specifically in relation to the amendment,…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs ever, I am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend for his engagement, both inside and outside the Chamber. He has been a regular attender at these ping-pong sessions. The…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. Friend has also been a consistent member of these ping-pong sessions and he has consistently cited paragraph 144 of the Supreme Court judgment. He knows that I agree with…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe proof of the safety is in the binding international treaty between two international partners, namely the United Kingdom and the Government of Rwanda. The treaty addresses the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has been closely following these proceedings not just throughout ping-pong but throughout his time in this role. He knows deeply the interplay…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will make some progress, as I have given way too much. I have taken criticism for the number of times I give way. On Lords amendment 10F, as my noble Friend Lord Sharpe and I…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThis amendment is unnecessary. As I have told the hon. Lady and tried to explain to the House, there is already existing legislation, including but not limited to the Illegal…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWith the leave of the House, may I address directly my right hon. and learned Friends the Members for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) and for South Swindon (Sir Robert…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 3J. It is a great pleasure to open the debate. I start by echoing and agreeing with my hon. Friend the Member for…22 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1D.17 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMadam Deputy Speaker, here we are again—you were in the Chair the last time we considered this Bill. This House has now voted several times, including in our strong endorsement of…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will address that amendment in a few minutes, but there already is an independent body: the monitoring committee is part of the treaty. I am not speaking to that amendment at…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI cannot tell the hon. Gentleman that any two countries’ systems are the same. As I have previously said, those freedoms are in Rwanda’s constitution. He has previously asked me…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to my hon. and learned Friend for his engagement in the Chamber during previous debates and outside the Chamber. I hope over the next few minutes to persuade him as…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI know my right hon. Friend has taken a close interest in the Bill since the outset, and he is right. The amendments fall into two categories: those that are simply unnecessary…17 Apr 2024