Lord Etherton:

Moved by Lord Etherton

At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 23B in lieu—

23B: After Clause 6, insert the following new Clause—“Restrictions on removal destinations: LGBT and other persons(1) Where the Secretary of State is required by section 2(1) to make arrangements for the removal of a person from the United Kingdom—(a) trans men and women must not be removed to Brazil;(b) LGBT persons must not be removed to Gambia, Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda or Sierra Leone;(c) no person may be removed to a territory or country listed in Schedule 1 (countries or territories to which a person may be removed) if the exceptional circumstances specified in section 5(5)(b) apply to that territory or country;(d) no person may be removed to Rwanda until the conclusion of all litigation concerning the lawfulness of arrangements for removal to that country.(2) the Secretary of State may by regulations amend subsection (1) to—(a) dd or remove a country or territory, or part of a country or territory, in order to apply relevant decisions of courts and tribunals operating in the United Kingdom and having regard to decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and any other material change of circumstances;(b) reflect changes made to Schedule 1 by regulations made under section 6.””

Ayes 209, Noes 143.

Motion agreed.