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Proceeding contribution from Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 June 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords].


Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]

I am astonished that the Minister has the effrontery to come to the House peddling that extraordinary line. Although the e-Borders scheme is necessary to check people who have short-term and student visas, building a massive database of the travel movements of every member of our population is unnecessary. The Government are going overboard, and will lose the argument about something that is essential by attempting to gild the lily and go far beyond what is necessary. They will throw the baby out with the bathwater.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
493 c195 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Asylum Deportation British nationality Customs officers Borders Immigration controls Immigration Undocumented migrants Free movement of labour Entry clearances Immigration officers Offenders Personal records Ports Overseas students Migrant workers UK Border Agency Common travel area
Legislation
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk