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Written question asked by Lisa Nandy (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 January 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Monday, 14 January 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Emigration: Children

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2018 to Question 202774, what plans his Department has to hold discussions with the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry Team on their investigations into children sent abroad from Scotland as a result of the UK Government's historic child migration policy.

Answer

On 19 December the Government published its response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's Interim Report and its report on Child Migration Programmes. The Government response outlines the Prime Minister’s decision to ensure that former child migrants receive a payment as soon as possible, in recognition of the fundamentally flawed nature of the historic child migration policy. It is our intention that the ex-gratia payment scheme is set up as quickly as possible, and further details will be provided shortly.

Discussions with both the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government have already taken place and will continue as our work progresses.

The ex-gratia payment scheme will be open to all former child migrants and will indeed include those migrated prior to the Second World War.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
206773
Session
2017-19
Related items
Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
Thursday, 20 December 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Emigration: Children
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Children Offences against children Scotland Emigration Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
Link
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