Afghan Relocations: Special Forces
Debate between Baroness Chakrabarti and Earl of Minto(10 months, 2 weeks ago)
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The Earl of Minto (Con)
My Lords, I believe that I said the Pakistan Government. I do not think the Afghanistan Government are particularly co-operative.
Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for his thoughtful answer to my noble friend, but how does his answer square with the Government’s current and proposed future policy on people who come here via irregular routes? When legislation that has already passed is brought into force, and when proposed legislation passes, the Secretary of State will have no discretion even to be kind to people such as the brave men and women we have been discussing but will be under a duty to send them to places such as Rwanda.
The Earl of Minto (Con)
My Lords, I am not 100% clear on that point, but I know that, where inconsistencies and inaccuracies have come to light, we are going to reconsider—with a completely new team of people and a completely new assessment—to make absolutely certain that we get the people here who should be here.