🧵A short thread on some Parliamentary geekery.
I said yesterday in the Debate that I would use every opportunity to vote against the Rwanda Bill - that includes votes not held in public view.
Let me introduce you to the Reasons Committee...
I said yesterday in the Debate that I would use every opportunity to vote against the Rwanda Bill - that includes votes not held in public view.
Let me introduce you to the Reasons Committee...
The Reasons Committee meets in a small room behind the Speaker's chair, called the Reasons Room (obviously).
The purpose is to approve the reasons that the Commons (in actuality, the Government) have rejected the Amendments from the Lords.
They don't need to be good reasons...
The purpose is to approve the reasons that the Commons (in actuality, the Government) have rejected the Amendments from the Lords.
They don't need to be good reasons...
Given my opposition to the Rwanda Bill, I wanted to put on record in the Reasons Committee my objection to these very thin reasons to reject the Lords Amendments.
This meant forcing ten further votes in the Committee on 18th of March. Labour abstained.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…
This meant forcing ten further votes in the Committee on 18th of March. Labour abstained.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…
We then got to Monday this week, when the Tories had voted down the next bunch of Lords Amendments to the Rwanda Bill.
So I registered my objection in the Reasons Room again:
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…
So I registered my objection in the Reasons Room again:
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…
When we got to the Lords Amendments on Rwanda last night, I was wondering if there was more I could do.
You can't change the way the Commons voted, so I asked the Clerks if I could amend the reasons. It was, so of course I did:
Labour abstained. Again.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…
You can't change the way the Commons voted, so I asked the Clerks if I could amend the reasons. It was, so of course I did:
Labour abstained. Again.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…
![Reason to be reported [Standing Order No. 83H(6)]. Motion made and Question proposed, That the following Reason be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendment 3E to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Because the Commons consider that it is not necessary to refer expressly to the arrangements in the Rwanda Treaty being, and continuing to be, implemented and adhered to; the Bill is clear that it comes into force on the day on which the Rwanda Treaty enters into force and it is not appropriate for the Bill to legislate for Rwanda adhering to its obligations under ...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcPGloWgAED4-Y.jpg)
![of Rwanda and the ability of a court or tribunal to grant interim remedies as it sees appropriate.” — (Alison Thewliss.) Question put, That the Amendment be made. The Committee divided. Ayes, 1 Noes, 3 Alison Thewliss James Sunderland Scott Mann Kieran Mullan Question accordingly negatived. Main Question put. The Committee divided. Ayes, 3 Noes, 1 James Sunderland Alison Thewliss Scott Mann Kieran Mullan Question accordingly agreed to. Reason to be reported [Standing Order No. 83H(6)]. Motion made and Question proposed, That the following Reason be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to t...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcPLPFXYAASJG-.jpg)
![Question accordingly negatived. Main Question put. The Committee divided. Ayes, 3 Noes, 1 James Sunderland Alison Thewliss Scott Mann Kieran Mullan Question accordingly agreed to. Reason to be reported [Standing Order No. 83H(6)].](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLcPPaQWcAAjRNS.jpg)
The reality is, as I've said on multiple occasions, the Rwanda Bill is irredeemably awful, tantamount to state-sponsored people trafficking.
It will return from the Lords again next week, there will be the same public and private pantomime with vote, amendments and crap reasons.
It will return from the Lords again next week, there will be the same public and private pantomime with vote, amendments and crap reasons.
I know at least that I and my @theSNP colleagues have done all in our power to vote it down.
The Tories are hell-bent on carrying on with this plan, and it remains to be seen if Labour will repeal this legislation.
It does not represent Scotland's values: not in our name. /End
The Tories are hell-bent on carrying on with this plan, and it remains to be seen if Labour will repeal this legislation.
It does not represent Scotland's values: not in our name. /End
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