Draft SI on Asylum (Designated States). Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2006-07.

Draft SI on Asylum (Designated States). Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2006-07.

rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007. The noble Lord said: This is now the fifth order that we have brought forward adding countries to the list of those countries to which the non-suspensive appeal...

rose to move, That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007. The noble Lord said: This is now the fifth order that we have brought forward adding countries to the list of those countries to which the non-suspensive appeal...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Henley, for his generous support of the order. I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for his comments. They reflect fairly that this is a process which has to be looked at in the round. It is...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Henley, for his generous support of the order. I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for his comments. They reflect fairly that this is a process which has to be looked at in the round. It is...

I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation and I think he will be grateful to me if I say that following that explanation, I have no questions to put to him.

I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation and I think he will be grateful to me if I say that following that explanation, I have no questions to put to him.

The appeal system is designed to be a safeguard against poor initial decision-making which the Government recognise exists in the immigration field. This order adds to the ““white list”” a host of new countries where individuals with clearly unfounded asylum claims can be returned to their native countries before they...

The appeal system is designed to be a safeguard against poor initial decision-making which the Government recognise exists in the immigration field. This order adds to the ““white list”” a host of new countries where individuals with clearly unfounded asylum claims can be returned to their native countries before they...

I notice that for six African states listed in the order, the designation applies only to men. I see that women should continue to be protected because of female genital mutilation and possibly honour killings, both of which can give rise to fears of persecution. Have the Government examined the...

I notice that for six African states listed in the order, the designation applies only to men. I see that women should continue to be protected because of female genital mutilation and possibly honour killings, both of which can give rise to fears of persecution. Have the Government examined the...

Following what the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, has just said, the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, may remember that I mentioned the persecution of gays the last time we debated a list of designated states. I pointed out then that the powers in Section 94(4) of the parent Act visualise the...

Following what the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, has just said, the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, may remember that I mentioned the persecution of gays the last time we debated a list of designated states. I pointed out then that the powers in Section 94(4) of the parent Act visualise the...

Draft SI on Asylum (Designated States). Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft SI on Asylum (Designated States). Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft SI on Asylum (Designated States). (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Home Office. Laid before Parliament for approval by resolution of each House. Coming into force on the day after it is made. Replaces SI withdrawn 24 May.

Draft SI on Asylum (Designated States). (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Home Office. Laid before Parliament for approval by resolution of each House. Coming into force on the day after it is made. Replaces SI withdrawn 24 May.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is (a) the total debt owed to the members of the Paris Club, (b) the total debt that dates from before the cut-off date, (c) the total that is previously rescheduled debt and (d) the remaining eligible debt, broken down for (i)...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is (a) the total debt owed to the members of the Paris Club, (b) the total debt that dates from before the cut-off date, (c) the total that is previously rescheduled debt and (d) the remaining eligible debt, broken down for (i)...

Which aid programmes have been restricted in Burma, China, the Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Zambia due to contravention of the Overseas Development Administration's good governance criterion; and what is the value of each programme to each country's overall bilateral aid total....

Which aid programmes have been restricted in Burma, China, the Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Peru, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Zambia due to contravention of the Overseas Development Administration's good governance criterion; and what is the value of each programme to each country's overall bilateral aid total....