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HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI appreciate that the hon. Lady is speaking in very general terms, but there are specific cases that the Rwandan authorities have raised with us of people fleeing persecution in…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThe voice of Redcar speaks with great conviction and determination, as ever when he makes representations. He will have heard my comments with regard to the British Bill of…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaBecause of the legal proceedings that are taking place and the fact that I am waiting for the Court judgment, which is the right thing to do, I am not going to pre-empt it with…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI hope that the hon. Lady, when she calms down, will withdraw her personal slur against me.15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and that is why the Department has been working overnight to secure the judgment so that we can give responses. It is right that we do so:…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI could refer the hon. Lady to my earlier statement, but it is always worth reminding colleagues in the House that for many years now there has been a global migration crisis.…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct. In fact, before the elections, a good deal of work was under way to take UK-French partnership and co-operation to a new level. That…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThe hon. Lady will know that individuals are removed from the flight manifest when their representatives make claims. We have to remove them when their representatives make…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI think it fair to say that my hon. Friend is frustrated by the events that have taken place—understandably so, because so are the British people. That is why I will continue with…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaWith all due respect to the hon. Lady, I disagree profoundly. This is not the same agreement as the country that she mentioned has in place with Rwanda; it is a migration and…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaFor the benefit of the British people, the public, I have in my hand just four pages with a list of Opposition Members making exactly that point with glee—basically wanting the…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaWith all due respect to the right hon. Gentleman, we disagree on many aspects of things. In fact, we have had previously had debates in the House where we have disagreed on…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy hon. Friend has made an important point about the standing of the UK’s legal system in the world. It is one of the best in the world. If we look at common law, commercial…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy hon. Friend has consistently made some excellent points about the removals policy. It is worth reminding the House that Acts of Parliament passed in 1999, 2002 and 2004 clearly…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaThis is a new line of attack from the Opposition. I am not making cuts to the National Crime Agency—let me be clear about that. I am resourcing it. Labour might have forgotten…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He knows how much I enjoy visiting his constituency—that part of Wales is beautiful, it really is. I know how strongly his constituents feel…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI have not seen the case that the hon. Lady mentions. She is welcome to bring that to me; I would be happy to look at it. As I have said throughout this statement, we will…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI refer the hon. Gentleman to comments that I have already made about the European Court’s ruling.15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI thank my hon. Friend for his work on this issue, for which he is a committed and passionate advocate, and for the way he has worked with us in the Home Office on many of these…15 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaIf I may, there is a fourth option, which is that the right hon. Gentleman is wrong on all counts. The individuals coming over the channel are coming from a safe country, which is…15 Jun 2022