Adjournment debate on Monday, 7 December 2009, in the House of Commons, led by Clare Short. The answering member was Phil Woolas.

Asylum System

Adjournment debate on the asylum system and destitution and homelessness.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 502 c125-32
Session: 2009-10
Department: Home Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Phil Woolas | 502 c128-9 (Link to this contribution) I thank the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (Clare Short) for raising these issues with h...; Lynne Jones | 502 c129 (Link to this contribution) Exactly how much money are these asylum seekers receiving?; Simon Hughes | 502 c127 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful to the right hon. Lady for allowing me to intervene. As someone who has a huge nu...; Clare Short | 502 c127-8 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman and I really cannot believe that the Minister intended this to b...; Clare Short | 502 c125-7 (Link to this contribution) I have secured this Adjournment debate in order to plead with the Government to reconsider the disgr...; Phil Woolas | 502 c129-30 (Link to this contribution) If time permits, I shall come on to deal with the detail of that. The letter in reply to the right h...; Phil Woolas | 502 c130 (Link to this contribution) My policy is to clear the backlog. My policy is that we should take decisions fairly and quickly, co...; Phil Woolas | 502 c130-1 (Link to this contribution) Let me outline some of the policy measures, because I think that I can address that point. When a fa...; Clare Short | 502 c130 (Link to this contribution) To repeat the suggestion made by the hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey (Simon Hughes), ...; Phil Woolas | 502 c132 (Link to this contribution) I do not rule out that possibility, and I see that point. I hesitate to say that the hon. Gentleman ...; Simon Hughes | 502 c130 (Link to this contribution) The Minister knows, because I have worked closely with his colleagues to try to get a better system,...; Simon Hughes | 502 c131-2 (Link to this contribution) I do not wish to take up any more time, but I hope that the Minister will respond to me as well as t...
Subjects: Children Asylum Homelessness Poverty Social security benefits National Asylum Support Service UK Border Agency
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Asylum System

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