UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Arrangement Debate
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Lord Cormack
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(2 years, 7 months ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
No, absolutely not. This Bill has been going through both Houses of Parliament for some time. I am sure that noble Lords have observed that people are dying at sea because of the actions of criminals facilitating journeys to the UK.
Lord Cormack (Con)
My Lords, are the Government accountable to Parliament or not? If they are, why should an issue as important as this, the deporting of asylum seekers to a third country, not be subject to an affirmative vote in each House of Parliament?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
My Lords, I do not believe that MoUs are subject to a vote in both Houses of Parliament.