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HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaI am grateful to the SNP spokesman for his questions, and it is fair to say that we will have to agree to differ on this. We have had many debates over the last few months on this…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaI have to say that I think it would be helpful if the shadow Home Secretary were to think in the first place, because we have not had a credible Opposition policy to tackle this…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaAgain, I will not comment on operational matters or matters that are also before the courts at the moment, because, as the House knows, that would be improper. I refer colleagues…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaIt is fair to say that the costs associated with this illegal migration to our country are considerable and unsustainable. That is why we have the new plan for immigration in…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaI am confident that we will have the resources that we need in place to deliver on our policies. What I find slightly frustrating about the hon. Gentleman’s question is that he…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaIt is fair to say that there is a strong Christian faith practised in Rwanda. I was certainly struck by that characteristic of the country when I visited it recently. My right…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaI am afraid to have to say to the right hon. Lady that what I find abhorrent is people drowning in the channel. What is not acceptable is for us to abdicate the responsibility to…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaIt is fair to say that we believe there is a legal basis for this policy and that at all times we will be compliant with our obligations under both the refugee convention and the…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaI am not going to get into a long and protracted debate with the hon. Gentleman. I have said plenty about this particular point previously. He will recognise that this matter is…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaMy hon. Friend can be reassured that Ministers believe the law must be upheld and that individuals with no right to be here should be able to be removed from our country without…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaA proper screening process is in place that takes full account of the individual circumstances of those who are being considered for relocation to Rwanda. I cannot comment on…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaIf I may, I will start by thanking my hon. Friend for all the work that he did as a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Home Office, and for his help and support in delivering,…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaIt is fair to say that the House never misses an opportunity to scrutinise Ministers—rightly, because that is an important feature of our parliamentary democracy and something…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Removal to RwandaMy hon. Friend speaks passionately on behalf of his constituents who want a common-sense approach to these matters. The British people are fair and generous—we have seen that in…13 Jun 2022HANSARDCriminal Injuries Compensation Scheme Review: Supplementary ConsultationToday I have laid before Parliament a public consultation on one of the eligibility rules of the statutory criminal injuries compensation scheme 2012 (the scheme). This follows…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953I thank the hon. Member for South Shields (Mrs Lewell-Buck) for securing a debate on this most difficult and sensitive of issues, and for the way in which she and the hon. Member…25 May 2022HANSARD Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention. Again, I feel privileged to be meeting her constituents tomorrow to discuss this and to hear from them precisely how they…25 May 2022HANSARDChild Cruelty RegisterThe entire House and the whole country speak with one voice in saying that child cruelty is abhorrent. The Government are determined to ensure that the law offers the fullest…24 May 2022HANSARDChild Cruelty RegisterMy hon. Friend is right to raise this matter, not least given the hugely troubling and distressing cases that we have seen reported in the media of late. One thing we know, which…24 May 2022HANSARDFamily Justice System ReformThere are domestic abuse or safeguarding concerns in half of private family cases; those cases, of course, need to be heard in court. But when it comes to cases that do not…24 May 2022