Home Secretary to give evidence on Rwanda agreement

Tomorrow the House of Lords International Agreements Committee will be questioning the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department, as part of its inquiry into the Rwanda Agreement for the Provision of an Asylum Partnership. 

The session will take place on Tuesday 19 December at 5pm and can be followed live on Parliament TV.     

Possible issues include:  

• How the Agreement with Rwanda will address all the concerns raised by the Supreme Court 
• Whether the Government will ratify the Agreement before all implementing measures are in place, in particular the legal and institutional changes required of Rwanda 
• How many migrants are likely to be transferred under the Agreement from the UK to Rwanda and from Rwanda to the UK 
• Progress in establishing the new asylum appeal process.