Asylum Seekers: Deportation from France Debate

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Department: Home Office

Asylum Seekers: Deportation from France

Viscount Hailsham Excerpts
Monday 4th December 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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Really? I will find out and come back to the noble Lord.

Viscount Hailsham Portrait Viscount Hailsham (Con)
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My Lords, in the event that the Government decide to derogate from any part of the convention, would Ministers agree to publish in advance, before doing so, a paper identifying which of our international obligations might be impacted by such a decision?

Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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My Lords, I cannot anticipate what may or may not be in the Bill. Obviously, the Bill will be presented to Parliament in the usual way.