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HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipI’m sorry?06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy right hon. Friend has made a fundamental point. Every story I read of people who have drowned in the channel or the Mediterranean because their desire for a better life has…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipWe absolutely abide by international law.06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe timing of the passage of any Bill is in the hands of the two Chambers of this Parliament. We are not in control of the total timescale, but of course we are determined to move…06 Dec 2023HANSARDRwanda TreatyOn 15 November, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in relation to the migration and economic development partnership between the UK and Rwanda. The Court acknowledged that…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe Bill will go through the House, and although we are seeking to do this at pace, it will go through the processes. I have no doubt that hon. and right hon. Members will want to…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipWe will absolutely remain in compliance with international law.06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe Supreme Court judgment to which we are responding highlighted two particular areas, and the treaty addresses both those areas. It is the actions that Rwanda has taken in…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe Government have committed to releasing the figures on an annual basis— [ Interruption. ] The point I would make to the House on dealing with migration, securing our borders…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipThe Supreme Court, when it handed down its decision, focused on two elements of the situation in Rwanda. One was about the capacity of its judicial system, in particular with…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that this is part of a plan that has a number of elements. The speedy processing of asylum claims here in the UK is an important part of that.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipWhat I am absolutely proud of is the fact that we are seeking to break the business model of the people smugglers. We recognise that, as the threat from organised criminality and…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipI have said from this Dispatch Box and in a number of other locations how much I value the work of the Immigration Minister. He has done a huge amount of work on this and in a…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipA number of countries are exploring third-country asylum processing. The example that springs most rapidly to mind is Italy’s relationship with Albania.06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipWe are absolutely committed to maintaining peace in Northern Ireland. It is something that many people have spent their whole political lives pursuing and protecting. I assure the…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipAs the hon. Lady will know, the advice of the Attorney General—who is not in her place any more—is for Government. The Government have made it clear that this is in conformity…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipAs my hon. Friend will understand, I do not want to go into too much detail about all the operational procedures at this point, but I can reassure him that we are thinking about…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipMy intention, and the intention of the Government, is to ensure that this is operationalised as quickly as possible. My hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point: those…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipI can give my right hon. Friend the reassurance that we do not envisage that this will frustrate the Bill’s intent. It is important that claimants do have recourse, if only for…06 Dec 2023HANSARDUK-Rwanda PartnershipObviously, my plan is to make this work.06 Dec 2023