I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord German, for giving way. Does he agree that the function of this House, the second Chamber, is as a revising Chamber? It is not a vetoing Chamber; it is a revising Chamber. Can he explain to me the Liberal Democrat’s novel constitutional thinking that, by throwing out this Bill on Second Reading, we should prevent the revising Chamber revising?
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Grocott
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 29 January 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.
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