All 1 Debates between Lord Davies of Gower and Lord Etherton

Wed 28th Jun 2023

Illegal Migration Bill

Debate between Lord Davies of Gower and Lord Etherton
Lord Davies of Gower Portrait Lord Davies of Gower (Con)
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Could I just ask the noble and learned Lord to ask his question, please?

Lord Etherton Portrait Lord Etherton (CB)
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My first question is: does the Minister not agree that that is quite different from the case that the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, raised, where a person is not from a country listed in Section 80AA(1) but from another country? There is a separate provision for that in relation to removal to a Schedule 1 country. Does the Minster not agree that, although Clause 5(5) deals with the Section 80AA point, there is no equivalent to that exception in relation to a situation where somebody comes from a non-EU country that is a non-safe place and the consideration is now to move that person to a Schedule 1 country? What my amendment is dealing with is not the Section 80AA situation but the situation categorised by the noble Lord, Lord Cashman, where a person from a non-safe European state comes here and is threatened to be removed to a Schedule 1 country. All I said—and I am asking the Minister to acknowledge this—is that there should be a similar provision for that situation, for the exclusion of those countries that are facing proceedings under Article 7. That is it.