Asylum Seekers: Deportation from France Debate

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Department: Home Office

Asylum Seekers: Deportation from France

Baroness Chakrabarti Excerpts
Monday 4th December 2023

(11 months, 3 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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I have seen those reports, and I certainly have seen nothing of the sort from any civil servants.

Baroness Chakrabarti Portrait Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab)
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My Lords, does the Minister agree that the recent decision of the Supreme Court is a decision of a domestic court, not a foreign one? Does he also agree that its rationale was predominantly based on not the European convention but the refugee convention and various domestic statutes?

Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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Yes, I agree with both those comments.