Rwanda: Asylum Arrangements Treaty Debate

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Department: Home Office

Rwanda: Asylum Arrangements Treaty

Lord Lansley 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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My noble friend asked me a very similar question yesterday and I will give a very similar answer, which is that I am unable to predict what is likely to be in the legislation that is yet to be presented to Parliament.

Lord Lansley Portrait Lord Lansley (Con)
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My Lords, will my noble friend confirm that, if a committee of this House—the International Agreements Committee or indeed the relevant committee in the other place—under CRaG, were to make a report for debate, the Government would not proceed to ratification of the treaty unless and until that debate had taken place?

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.