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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her undertaking that Jeremy Oppenheim, the children’s champion at the immigration and nationality directorate, will meet the Children’s Commissioner to discuss the issue; that she will carefully review the legal implications of the amendment; and that she will ensure that a report will come to me on the problem. I appreciate greatly the assurances. The response is most encouraging and significant progress has been made since Report stage. I also thank noble Lords who put their names to and spoke to the amendment in a helpful way. Perhaps I may recall that tonight at Yarl’s Wood families will be behind bars, seeing the officers there in their prison-style uniforms with their long keychains. I recall one mother’s question to me there on one of my visits: ““What do I tell my five year-old child when he asks me what he has done wrong to be placed here?””. It is a very difficult issue and it needs to be given careful attention. I am very grateful to the Minister for her encouraging response, and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 62 [Commencement]: [Amendments Nos. 35 and 36 not moved.]