Member

This is all to say that the decisions to pursue prosecutions in cases where there is an active asylum claim are not taken lightly and to give some assurance that there is a process in place to ensure that those who stand to benefit from the defence in Section 31 are not prevented from doing so. I hope that detail provides some extra level of assurance to my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti and to your Lordships’ House. The Government remain committed to the protection of refugees and to their obligations under the refugee convention 1951. Given that, I invite my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti to withdraw this amendment.