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Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

I can accept what the Minster is saying and I am sorry to have to labour the point. However, what if, for example, a child abroad has made an application through a consular post? In such a case, a refugee’s children—who are minors—may make an application for family reunion. They would apply to join a parent who had been accepted as a refugee by the UK. In cases such as the one that we are being told about, it has taken several years of litigation before a challenge to the refusal to the child succeeded. During this time the children suffered severe psychological and physical ill health. That happened on the soil of another country, but the consular post is dealing with that application. That is not really interfering in the affairs of the country because it absolutely has to do with the child’s application to this country. That is one reason why we want to look into this a little further before Report. It would also be tremendously helpful if the Minister could send a note to tell us how, when families—including children—are taken from their own homes to detention centres or aeroplanes, that will work with the new Clause 51. Will there still be dawn raids? If so, will there be additional safeguards? Will they no longer exist because Clause 51 will preclude them? Could the Minister think about sending us some notes on what the new guidance will be when Clause 51 comes in?