Found: Gower. 7 Mental Health Act 1983 A question was asked by Lord Bradley and answered by Lord Markham. 8 Rwanda

Found: system to be introduced by the Illegal Migration Act 2023 and the concern regarding the Government’s Rwanda

Found: I am not just thinking of the Safety of Rwanda Bill, which says the courts must conclusively treat

Found: regarding the ministerial direction to establish a Migration and Economic Development Partnership with Rwanda

Found: UKR0004 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership University of Hull Written Evidence

Found: UKR0003 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership The Fields Association Written Evidence

Found: UKR0005 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership West Lindsey District Council Written Evidence

Found: UKR0007 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Local Government Association Written Evidence

Found: UKR0006 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Refugee Council Written Evidence

Found: UKR0008 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership The Migration Observatory Written Evidence

Found: UKR0001 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Newcastle University, Newcastle University,

Found: UKR0002 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership University of Nottingham, and University of

Found: UKR0010 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership London Councils Written Evidence

Found: UKR0009 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Stop Wethersfield Airfield Prisons Written Evidence

Found: UKR0001 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Newcastle University, Newcastle University,

Found: UKR0002 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership University of Nottingham, and University of

Found: UKR0009 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Stop Wethersfield Airfield Prisons Written Evidence

Found: UKR0005 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership West Lindsey District Council Written Evidence

Found: UKR0007 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Local Government Association Written Evidence

Found: UKR0008 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership The Migration Observatory Written Evidence

Found: UKR0003 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership The Fields Association Written Evidence

Found: UKR0004 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership University of Hull Written Evidence

Found: UKR0006 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership Refugee Council Written Evidence

Found: UKR0010 - Asylum Accommodation and UK-Rwanda partnership London Councils Written Evidence

Found: obviously nobody has yet been sent to Rwanda.

Found: obviously nobody has yet been sent to Rwanda.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic support he is providing to Burundi after the closure of that country's border with Rwanda in January 2024.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

The UK regrets the impact that the closure of the border between Burundi and Rwanda is having on local communities and hopes to see it reopened. Most recently, the British Ambassador raised these concerns with the Burundian Foreign Minister on 19 March. We encourage the Government of Burundi to engage with Rwanda on this issue and support further dialogue to enable a swift political solution.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many foreign officials have been granted special mission status to visit the UK in each year since 2011; and if he will list the (a) names and (b) country of origin of those officials.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

As set out in 2013 by the former Foreign Secretary William Hague, a special mission is a 'temporary mission, representing a state, which is sent by one state to another with the consent of the latter, in order to carry out official engagements on behalf of the sending state'. Since starting to issue special mission status (SMS) certificates in 2013, the FCDO has given consent for 57 special mission status visits to the UK for the following officials and their delegations:

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what conditions exist in Rwanda that have led them to conclude that appropriate and professional age assessments will be capable of being carried out on people sent there for immigration purposes where special requirements apply in respect of an uncertainty over an individual’s age.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Our age assessment policies for immigration purposes seek to protect genuine children and identify those who are adults.

The UK-Rwanda Treaty makes clear at Article 3 that the agreement reached between the governments of Rwanda and the UK does not cover unaccompanied children and that the UK Government shall not seek to relocate unaccompanied children under the age of 18. It is therefore only those individuals who are confirmed to be, or have been assessed to be, adults who will be removed to Rwanda.

We have already strengthened the age assessment process through measures introduced in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have considered, and from which organisations, which has led them to the conclusion that Rwanda is a safe country.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The list of sources used are listed in the extensive country information notes, and the annexes that accompany them. This – alongside the additional assurances agreed with the Government of Rwanda under the terms of the UK-Rwanda Treaty: Provision of an Asylum Partnership – allow us to conclude that Rwanda is safe.

Detail of these is available via the ‘Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: policy statement and evidence pack’ page on the GOV.UK website.

We want the Government to seek an agreement with the Falklands so that illegal migrants can be sent there for processing, instead of Rwanda. The Falklands are a safe place so we don't think there would be any issues with the ECHR.

Found: The UK Government could redirect money it is paying to Rwanda and France in respect of tackling illegal

We are concerned that the Safety of Rwanda Bill may not become law by the end of spring, because there are disagreements between the House of Lords and the House of Commons, regarding the content of the bill. If this happens, we want the Government to call a General Election.

Found: Call a General Election if Safety of Rwanda Bill does not become law by 31 May

Some peers are appointed for achievements in their life, some are political appointments, and some are there in their role as Bishops. 90+ hereditary peers, they are there on the back of what an ancestor did many years ago.

Found: the will of the people's elected chamber in the House of Commons, for example by opposing Safety of Rwanda

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill LORDS NON-INSISTENCE AND AMENDMENTS IN LIEU

Found: SAFETY OF RWANDA (ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION) BILL Consideration of Lords Message Wednesday 17

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill MARSHALLED LIST OF MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill COMMONS REASONS [The page and line references

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill LORDS NON-INSISTENCE AND AMENDMENTS IN LIEU

Found: MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS LORDS AMENDMENTS TO THE SAFETY OF RWANDA (ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION) BILL

Found: Lords Message: Wednesday 17 April 2024 Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (Motions

Found: Gower. 7 Mental Health Act 1983 A question was asked by Lord Bradley and answered by Lord Markham. 8 Rwanda

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill MARSHALLED LIST OF MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO

Found: Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill COMMONS DISAGREEMENT, REASONS, INSISTENCE ON

Found: MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS LORDS AMENDMENTS TO THE SAFETY OF RWANDA (ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION) BILL

Found: Lords Message: Monday 15 April 2024 Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (Motions

Found: SAFETY OF RWANDA (ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION) BILL Consideration of Lords Message Monday 15 April

Found: Lords Message: Monday 15 April 2024 Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill (Decisions

Found: Nepal Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (form erly Macedonia) Pakistan Philippines Russia Rwanda

Found: Nepal Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (form erly Macedonia) Pakistan Philippines Russia Rwanda

Found: Nepal Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (form erly Macedonia) Pakistan Philippines Russia Rwanda

Found: Eswatini, the Gambia, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, the Niger, Rwanda

Found: Portugal 53.3 852.7 Qatar 11.1 156.5 Romania 67.1 882.7 Russian Federation 685.8 8,859.0 Rwanda

Found: is by deterring people from coming to the UK illegally in the first place, and our partnership with Rwanda

Found: Nepal Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (form erly Macedonia) Pakistan Philippines Russia Rwanda

Found: PM meeting with President Kagame of Rwanda: 9 April 2024