Mentions:
1: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) worth noting that, eight years on from receiving asylum and the right to work, the average income of refugees - Speech Link
2: Carla Denyer (Green - Bristol Central) Requiring refugees—not asylum seekers who are waiting for their decision, but refugees who the Government - Speech Link
3: Will Forster (LD - Woking) Refugees with protected characteristics, such as disabled people, those who are pregnant, children and - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Con - Life peer) that aside, because of the level of press publicity, the man in the street will likely point to refugees - Speech Link
2: Lord Faulks (Non-affiliated - Life peer) We have an excellent history of accepting refugees. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) Refugees will be able to switch into a new bespoke work and study route to access family reunion and - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None It also places significant restrictions on the use of the outer islands to ensure that any resettlement - Speech Link
2: Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Article 6 states that the Mauritian Government are“free to implement a programme of resettlement”.That - Speech Link
3: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (DUP - Life peer) The third issue is the rights of resettlement of Chagossians. - Speech Link
4: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Con - Life peer) As long as they were British citizens, there was always the possibility of resettlement, but we know - Speech Link
5: Lord Kempsell (Con - Life peer) The Government prayed in aid the notion of resettlement as one of their key motives for pursuing this - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: James Naish (Lab - Rushcliffe) Members who wish to refer to broader UK initiatives, including the Afghan resettlement programme, are - Speech Link
2: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) It is worth bearing in mind how many Ukraine and Hong Kong refugees are in those boats: none, because - Speech Link
3: Luke Taylor (LD - Sutton and Cheam) These are political refugees fleeing persecution in Hong Kong at the hands of the CCP. - Speech Link
4: Andy McDonald (Lab - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) Stories claiming that refugees would be stripped of valuables provoked fear. - Speech Link
5: Will Forster (LD - Woking) That will put unbelievable strain on the Home Office, and it worries my constituents who are refugees - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) While some are refugees, others are economic migrants seeking to use and abuse our asylum system. - Speech Link
2: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) They are not classed as refugees, because they are here temporarily on that scheme. - Speech Link
3: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) I absolutely agree about the contribution that migrants and refugees make to our country. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Cashman (Non-affiliated - Life peer) In relation to the HJ (Iran) Supreme Court judgment, the hard-won legal rights for LGBTQI+ refugees are - Speech Link
2: None It will needlessly segregate refugees and British citizens, in the end damaging community cohesion. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) Refugees are often compelled to flee with nothing but the clothes on their backs. - Speech Link
4: None Airlines do not allow refugees to board safe planes directly from their country of persecution. - Speech Link
5: None For those who are not refugees, the offence is untouched. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Cameron of Lochiel (Con - Life peer) Genuine refugees are mixed with those who exploit the system, and the public rightly question whether - Speech Link
2: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) Previously, the most common reason for a safeguarding incident raised was homelessness.Young refugees - Speech Link
3: Lord Dubs (Lab - Life peer) I am not quite sure how that relates to child refugees. - Speech Link
4: Lord Lemos (Lab - Life peer) The UK operates global safe and legal routes for refugees, including the UK resettlement scheme in partnership - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) The treaty we have entered allows Mauritius to develop a programme of resettlement on the islands other - Speech Link
2: Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (Non-affiliated - Life peer) That was in 2015.The Government of the day decided not to proceed with resettlement because of costs, - Speech Link
3: Lord Horam (Con - Life peer) Indeed, the chairman of the Chagos Refugees Group, Olivier Bancoult—parts of whose statement was read - Speech Link
4: Baroness Meyer (Con - Life peer) The treaty claims to allow a programme of resettlement on some of the outer islands but not on Diego - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North and Kimberley) I would gently say that both sites have been used recently for the Afghan resettlement scheme, so there - Speech Link
2: Carla Denyer (Green - Bristol Central) security checks, to people from countries that mean they are almost certain to be recognised as refugees - Speech Link
3: Alex Norris (LAB - Nottingham North and Kimberley) Whether it is regarding Syrian refugees, Homes for Ukraine, the Afghan resettlement scheme, or British - Speech Link
4: Richard Foord (LD - Honiton and Sidmouth) Some of that money was previously used to prevent conflict and to help refugees find refuge in their - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) I respect what he has to say, but I point him to remarks from the Chagos Refugees Group, which said in - Speech Link
2: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) Of course, Mauritius will be able to develop a programme of resettlement on the islands other than Diego - Speech Link
3: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) I am sympathetic to the concerns put forward about resettlement. - Speech Link