Proceeding contribution from Andrew Selous (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 24 February 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Child Migration.
Child Migration
This was a very poignant statement for me, because, at the age of five—in 1967—I travelled to Australia for several months with my mother, who was an Australian citizen, to spend a very happy time with my grandparents. It is truly shocking to think that, at the same time, this country was officially sending children against their will to Australia where they had such a grim time. May I say that sorry is often the hardest word and commend the Prime Minister and my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition for what they have said today? It was the right thing.
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- 506 c306-7
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- 2009-10
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- Children Abuse Australia Canada Migration New Zealand South Africa Zimbabwe
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