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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMay I finish my point in response to the hon. Member for Belfast East? I hope I can reassure him that we have already achieved the aim he seeks. The Bill will apply across the…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. Friend has heard what I said on that point. I respect and admire him; he knows the esteem that I have for him. We have a good-faith disagreement on the effect of clause 5,…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will give way, but my hon. Friend must be conscious that we are up against a very tight deadline.17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way and giving me a chance to put him right. I offer the example of the transit mechanism that is in place, whereby Rwanda is…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWith your permission Sir Roger, may I on behalf of His Majesty’s Government pass on my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sir Tony Lloyd, the former Member of…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am very grateful for that guidance. May I start by turning to those who have contributed to this debate? I thank my hon. Friend the Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will not give way. We are unequivocal that that is simply not the case, and article 2 of the Windsor framework is not engaged. I would be happy to write further to the hon.…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI could not have been clearer. There is the confirmation that we have the power, we would use the power, and the civil service will give effect to it. Let me respond directly to…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI hear what my right hon. and learned Friend says about section 3 and I agree with him wholeheartedly. He is right to describe it as clunky, and it has been disapplied in this…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWhat a great pleasure it is to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Boston and Skegness (Matt Warman). I believe it is the second time I have done so on this Bill, and I will try…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe deterrent is because they are seeking to come to this country and not Rwanda. I hope the hon. Gentleman listens to the evidence that I am about to set out. He has sat through…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs my hon. Friend knows, he and I agree on a great deal and I have paragraph 144 engraved on my heart. We have had a number of exchanges about that paragraph, and it is clear that…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillHow could I refuse?16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful for the intervention, and I agree with my hon. Friend: he is absolutely right about clear and unambiguous language. However, clause 2 as drafted is clear and…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy hon. Friend is right and I sense, understand and share her passion for resolving the issues in relation not only to the tribunals but to the courts. I know her background and…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillNo, I am saying that this House passed legislation last night stating that India is generally a safe country for the purposes set out in the legislation. I point out—I am grateful…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillAs I said in response to a previous intervention, they are being stood up in relation to the Illegal Migration Act 2023, which was taken through by my right hon. and learned…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. Gentleman will appreciate my determination to get the Bill through. I am the Minister for this Bill, and I am determined to get it through today, tomorrow and at its…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. Lady has been straightforward about that; she is nodding. We are agreeing yet again during the course of these exchanges. It will do nothing for her street credibility in…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful to the shadow Minister for his intervention. When he was setting the policy out in his opening remarks, he said that it would invite further legal challenges. Those…16 Jan 2024