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HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIn defending the Bill, which I will attempt, one has to reckon with those who think that it goes too far, or may go too far, and with those who think it goes not far enough. Let…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillIs there a fundamental difference between the Government deeming Rwanda safe and the Labour Government, as they did in 2004, deeming a whole list of countries safe in precisely…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillYes, it is. It was changed two or three years later, but in the Nasseri case before the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords, their lordships upheld, as a matter of law, the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillNo, I cannot give way; I simply do not have time. Constitutional principles compete in creative tension. Parliamentary sovereignty is the most important of them, but there are…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI cannot give way; I do not have time. Let me move to the third and most important question, which relates to the exclusion of access to courts. This Bill carefully preserves the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillWill the right hon. Lady give way?12 Dec 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillWill my right hon. Friend give way on that point?26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillA Minister always has the ability to ignore an indication under rule 39, because there is no obligation under the convention for the Government to heed one—it is an indication.…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Illegal Migration BillIs my right hon. Friend not in effect asking the House to give legislative sanction to at least the possibility that a Minister of the Crown will deliberately disobey this…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Farming on DartmoorIt is a highly regrettable situation. My hon. Friends and I have absolutely no argument with the absolute necessary of Natural England fulfilling its statutory objectives—we gave…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Farming on DartmoorI completely agree with my hon. Friend, if I may be so bold as to call him that. One of the problems with stocking reductions, including the elimination of winter grazing, is that…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Farming on DartmoorI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of farming on Dartmoor. I am delighted to serve both under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie, and in the company of so many of…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Farming on DartmoorMay I conclude by expressing my gratitude to all who have attended, to the Minister and to you, Mr Hosie? Let’s make this work now. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Farming on DartmoorI am immensely grateful to my right hon. Friend the Minister for what was an unexpectedly full acceptance of our proposals. It is heartening to see how the process we engage with…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI think we must avoid the danger of hyperbole, and I hope I do not disappoint my right hon. and hon. Friends on the Front Bench by saying that I do not think we can characterise…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI have enormous sympathy with my right hon. and learned Friend, who is doing the House a service by bringing these amendments to its and the Government’s attention. However, is it…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am intrigued by and have a great deal of sympathy with my right hon. and learned…25 Jan 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillI had the great privilege a little while ago of being the Advocate General for Northern Ireland, and I recall in the same situation the Chief Justice of Northern Ireland saying to…29 Nov 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe right hon. Gentleman knows with what affection I regard him, his party and Northern Ireland, having had the privilege of being Advocate General for Northern Ireland. What he…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillHow would the hon. Gentleman propose to negotiate to permit the voters of Northern Ireland to have a say in the laws that are being made for them?13 Jul 2022