Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 24 June 2020, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Williams of Trafford.

Windrush Compensation Scheme

Lords statement on the Windrush compensation scheme.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 804 cc243-256
Session: 2019-21
Department: Home Office
Procedure: Hybrid proceedings
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Rosser | 804 cc245-7 (Link to this contribution)
The Windrush scandal is a national cause of shame, and the Wendy Williams review exposed the call...; Baroness Hamwee | 804 cc247-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, one of the recommendations of Wendy Williams’ review is that the Home Office
“dev...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 cc249-251 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for those points. I join the noble Lord, Lord Rosse...; Lord Alderdice | 804 c251 (Link to this contribution)
We now come to the 20 minutes allocated for Back-Bench questions. I ask that questions and answer...; Baroness Verma | 804 c251 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Windrush scandal identified a number of serious failings: institutional ignorance a...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c251 (Link to this contribution)
My noble friend is absolutely right to highlight the other issues. This is not just about money; ...; Viscount Waverley | 804 c251 (Link to this contribution)
History might include European history, Minister, but congratulations on the Statement. As “time ...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c252 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with the noble Viscount that we can learn from the past in order to make our future world...; Bishop of St Albans | 804 c252 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we are all implicated in the conscious and unconscious bias which bedevils our society....; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c252 (Link to this contribution)
I apologise to the right reverend Prelate because the line was not entirely clear. There was a li...; Baroness Goudie | 804 c252 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Windrush generation and their families have made an enormous contribution to our na...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c252 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the noble Baroness for making that point. We have got to get a balance on streamlining th...; Baroness Benjamin | 804 c253 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Windrush Commemoration Committee. For more than 4...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c253 (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to the noble Baroness for all the work she has done in this area. I hope that the p...; Lord Singh of Wimbledon | 804 c253 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, does the Minister agree that the Windrush scandal is only a symptom of deeper prejudice...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c253 (Link to this contribution)
I think the only answer to that is yes, my Lords.; Lord Lucas | 804 c253 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, would it not be wonderful and do a much better job of helping us make a prosperous new ...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c254 (Link to this contribution)
I do. I think that finally having a Government who acknowledge what went on over seven decades pr...; Lord Hain | 804 c254 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I respect the Minister for her diligent decency. Will she accept that, despite governme...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c254 (Link to this contribution)
Now and in the future, we want to ensure that the people who receive compensation get the full am...; Baroness Hussein-Ece | 804 c254 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness because I know that she is very sympathetic to thes...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c254 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am going to desist from making a cheap point about “hostile environment” and where it...; Baroness Uddin | 804 c255 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her considered response and agree wholeheartedly with the nobl...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c255 (Link to this contribution)
I think the noble Baroness will be very pleased to know that we do have a member of the Windrush ...; Lord Sheikh | 804 c255 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I note that the compensation arrangements are a bespoke scheme which covers 13 separate...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c255 (Link to this contribution)
I share my noble friend’s anxiety that people who could make money from Windrush might be trying ...; Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb | 804 c255 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the Government on finally publishing this report and picking up—and hopefully impl...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c256 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my right honourable friend the Home Secretary has said she is going to come back to the...; Lord Roberts of Llandudno | 804 c256 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, what worries me is the continual denial of proper justice to so many people—it might le...; Baroness Williams of Trafford | 804 c256 (Link to this contribution)
I think the noble Lord may be referring to the asylum process, where, yes, a high degree of claim...
Subjects: Compensation British nationality Immigration Home Office Publicity Windrush generation Windrush Lessons Learned Review Windrush Cross-government Working Group
Contains statistics: Yes
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