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Proceeding contribution from Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 25 July 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on UK Borders Bill.


UK Borders Bill

Before the Minister sits down, would he deal, as he promised, with the point raised by my honourable friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland, as reported in the Scotsman on Monday, that there are only two Customs officers and one immigration officer in the whole of Orkney and Shetland, and that that is an inadequate number of personnel to deal with the massive cruise traffic arriving in the islands? That relates to the point made by the Scottish Affairs Committee in another place, which said that the intelligence-led approach to immigration in Scotland was not adequate by itself and personnel on the ground are needed to be sure, particularly in the case of Orkney and Shetland, that people-trafficking, which has been the subject of reports in the Scotsman, is properly tackled.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
694 c205GC 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Civil partnerships Appeals Detainees Age Devolution Employment Immigration Human trafficking EU accession Languages Migrants Legal Services Commission Entry clearances Legal opinion Immigration officers English language Medical examinations Pilot schemes Marriage Police Police custody Scotland Telephone services Shetland Orkney Interpreters Isle of Mull
Legislation
UK Borders Bill 2006-07
Link
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