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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

I will move on. I certainly understand that there are concerns about proposals in our recent consultation paper, Planning Better Outcomes and Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children. One of our proposals—it is just a proposal—is to make greater use of dental X-rays to assess the age of young asylum seekers where that is in doubt. I do not think that there is a great deal of argument—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
694 c108GC 
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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