Lords motion to resolve, in accordance with section 20 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, that His Majesty’s Government should not ratify the UK-Rwanda Agreement on an Asylum Partnership until the protections it provides have been fully implemented, since Parliament is being asked to make a judgement, based on the Agreement, about whether Rwanda is safe. Agreed to on division (214 to 171).
Asylum: UK-Rwanda Agreement
Non-legislative formal proceeding on Monday, 22 January 2024,
in the House of Lords,
led by Lord Goldsmith.
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835 c655Session
2023-24Chamber / Committee
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Agreement, done at Kigali on 5 December 2023, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda for the Provision of an Asylum Partnership Agreement to Strengthen Shared International Commitments on the Protection of Refugees and Migrants
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
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Wednesday, 6 December 2023
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Lord Goldsmith | 835 c655 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have said everything that I want to say, and I wish to test the opinion of the House....
Notes
Debated with motion to take note of the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda for the Provision of an Asylum Partnership Agreement to Strengthen Shared International Commitments on the Protection of Refugees and Migrants.
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