Mentions:
1: Michael Tomlinson (Con - Mid Dorset and North Poole) our numerous debates, Rwanda has a strong track record of welcoming asylum seekers and looking after refugees - Speech Link
2: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) She has raised concerns about the mechanisms of scrutiny in Rwanda itself, and about the treatment of refugees - Speech Link
3: Rachel Maclean (Con - Redditch) They are a generous people—we have accepted refugees from around the world and given them a warm Redditch - Speech Link
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1: Baroness D'Souza (XB - Life peer) Lords, I wonder if the noble Lord has any further information from the IOM or other sources about the refugees - Speech Link
2: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab - Life peer) As the Minister has said, among the Afghan refugees in Pakistan are a significant number of former Afghan - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (Con - Life peer) facts to be recognised.Rwanda is a signatory to key international agreements protecting the rights of refugees - Speech Link
2: None The Government cannot get anybody to fly these refugees and migrants—they cannot persuade anybody. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) is not the first time in legislative history that a country has been deemed presumptively safe for refugees - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) The mass migration of people—refugees, or those fleeing from the consequences of climate change, seeking - Speech Link
2: Claudia Webbe (Ind - Leicester East) The late Tony Benn put it well when he said that how Governments treat refugees is an indication of how - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a visa scheme for Palestinian refugees - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Anthony Mangnall (Con - Totnes) during the first and second world wars, merchant sailors in peril, holidaymakers who are caught out, or refugees - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Refugees go through monumental struggles to reach that point, but it is only one part of their journey - Speech Link
2: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Indeed, it would be the best deterrent against those who are not genuine refugees seeking asylum here - Speech Link
3: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Will there be consideration of face-to-face support for refugees as they navigate that period? - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Carey of Clifton (XB - Life peer) works in many contexts around the world, bringing aid and support to minority Christian groups and refugees - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab - Life peer) As I understand the Government’s own case, in pursuit of deterrence some genuine refugees who have come - Speech Link
2: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green - Life peer) My Lords, if Rwanda is a safe country, can we have an explanation of why we are taking Rwandan refugees - Speech Link
3: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) The fact is that we take refugees from many countries, some of which are safe. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) the terms of the treaty.I remind the House of Rwanda’s track record in providing sanctuary to many refugees - Speech Link
2: Lord Dubs (Lab - Life peer) would be in keeping with the traditions of this House to take a stand in supporting unaccompanied child refugees - Speech Link