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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 18 July 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on UK Borders Bill.


UK Borders Bill

The noble Lord asked a question, which I respect him for asking, and which requires a precise response. We would have to consider each case on its merits, and there would have to be detailed consideration. It would depend on whether the family wanted to return voluntarily or was seeking to stay here for a long period. It would require case-by-case consideration and depend very much on the personal circumstances of the family. If the noble Lord’s point is that we would seek to use Section 9, it is extremely unlikely that we would use that section because we would be going against the other part of our policy, which is that currently there are no enforced removals to Zimbabwe.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
694 c65GC 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Children Codes of practice Appeals Asylum Age British nationality Fees and charges Immigration Iraq Migrants Overseas students Young people Refugees X-rays Afghanistan Sudan Zimbabwe Darfur Democratic Republic of the Congo Somalia Age assurance
Legislation
UK Borders Bill 2006-07
Link
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