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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 4 March 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

I have listened to this exchange, which on top of the other concerns on the previous amendment are really important. I was very concerned by the anger of the noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, that greater attention was not being paid to trafficked children. There are far too many of them for a country which prides itself that such a thing could never happen here, but it has been happening. To hear that the money is being withdrawn from some of the organisations that are active in this field is not good news at all. I hope that the Minister can assure us that if there is a good reason for taking away money from this group—nothing has given us any reason to believe that that is so—similar sums of money will be made available to other people who will pursue those interests rather more vigorously.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
708 c832 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Data protection Databases Biometrics Crime prevention Courts Asylum Detainees Armed forces Deportation British nationality Crown dependencies British overseas territories Borders Fraud Finance Fingerprints Education Human rights Eligibility Immigration controls Immigration Genetics Human trafficking Hong Kong Foreign nationals Entry clearances Isle of Man Judicial review Immigration officers Local government Offenders Personal records Northern Ireland Protection Public consultation Missing persons Medicine Overseas students Migrant workers Scotland Social security benefits Registration Standards Terrorism Tribunals Republic of Ireland Refugees Tourism Travel requirements UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Diego Garcia Chagossians Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Dual nationality Resettlement UK Border Agency Common travel area British overseas citizenship
Legislation
British Nationality Act 1981
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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