Rwanda: Asylum Arrangements Treaty Debate

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Department: Home Office

Rwanda: Asylum Arrangements Treaty

Lord German Excerpts
Tuesday 21st November 2023

(5 months, 2 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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Again, the noble Lord is asking me to speculate on something that has not yet happened, and I am afraid I do not see the point of that.

Lord German Portrait Lord German (LD)
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My Lords, are the Government intent on making any payment to the Government of Rwanda for converting their MoU into a treaty, and have the Government provided any support to the Rwandan Government in the last 12 months for the training of their officials in the immigration department?

Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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Again, as I said yesterday, in answer to the second part of the noble Lord’s question, the answer is yes. As regards the costs, I have no knowledge of that.