What arrangements are in place for the reception of returned unaccompanied asylum-seeker children; and what monitoring methods are in place.

What arrangements are in place for the reception of returned unaccompanied asylum-seeker children; and what monitoring methods are in place.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his most recent estimate is of the number of Zimbabwean refugees in countries neighbouring Zimbabwe.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his most recent estimate is of the number of Zimbabwean refugees in countries neighbouring Zimbabwe.

This will be the last debate in Westminster Hall before Parliament rises for the Christmas recess. All over the Palace of Westminster, hon. Members, staff and Officers of the House are getting ready to depart to spend Christmas with their communities and families. It is probably appropriate, as we are...

This will be the last debate in Westminster Hall before Parliament rises for the Christmas recess. All over the Palace of Westminster, hon. Members, staff and Officers of the House are getting ready to depart to spend Christmas with their communities and families. It is probably appropriate, as we are...

I acknowledge what my hon. Friend has just said. Will she concede that it might be helpful if we at least knew the number of times that airlines have refused to carry deportees because of concerns on the part of pilots for the safety of the aircraft and all its...

I acknowledge what my hon. Friend has just said. Will she concede that it might be helpful if we at least knew the number of times that airlines have refused to carry deportees because of concerns on the part of pilots for the safety of the aircraft and all its...

That is an important point, to which I will return at the conclusion of my remarks. As Ministers will be aware, in 2004 the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture prepared a report on allegations of harm by removals staff. In all 14 cases on which it...

That is an important point, to which I will return at the conclusion of my remarks. As Ministers will be aware, in 2004 the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture prepared a report on allegations of harm by removals staff. In all 14 cases on which it...

My hon. Friend makes a very important point, which I will return to in my closing remarks. I was making the point that, although the Home Office has asked for this dossier of 200 cases, there are difficulties in passing these cases on, because the victims are worried that they...

My hon. Friend makes a very important point, which I will return to in my closing remarks. I was making the point that, although the Home Office has asked for this dossier of 200 cases, there are difficulties in passing these cases on, because the victims are worried that they...

I thank my hon. Friend for giving us that harrowing account of what happened to one poor lady who was being removed. I am sure that my hon. Friend is aware of it, but is she concerned that, as I understand it, the Home Office and British missions abroad do...

I thank my hon. Friend for giving us that harrowing account of what happened to one poor lady who was being removed. I am sure that my hon. Friend is aware of it, but is she concerned that, as I understand it, the Home Office and British missions abroad do...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for answering my question about training, but could she explain to the House how long that training takes and what it consists of?

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for answering my question about training, but could she explain to the House how long that training takes and what it consists of?

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney, North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott), who is my constituency neighbour, on securing this debate on this very important issue. Also, I welcome her strong support for firm and fair immigration control. I can pay testament to her reputation as a...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney, North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott), who is my constituency neighbour, on securing this debate on this very important issue. Also, I welcome her strong support for firm and fair immigration control. I can pay testament to her reputation as a...

I am delighted to tell my hon. Friend that only 10 days ago, I met the new case owners of all current asylum cases in the Border and Immigration Agency. Each case owner is assigned a few thousand cases to handle with their team, and will own each case from...

I am delighted to tell my hon. Friend that only 10 days ago, I met the new case owners of all current asylum cases in the Border and Immigration Agency. Each case owner is assigned a few thousand cases to handle with their team, and will own each case from...

In a previous debate on the subject, I mentioned the Swedish model in which a caseworker is allocated to each individual asylum case throughout its life. Is that not something that we could think about here? Constant personnel changes often lead to confusion and misunderstandings, and sometimes to the wrong...

In a previous debate on the subject, I mentioned the Swedish model in which a caseworker is allocated to each individual asylum case throughout its life. Is that not something that we could think about here? Constant personnel changes often lead to confusion and misunderstandings, and sometimes to the wrong...

I am sure that we will see some improvements. I know that my hon. Friend will keep a close eye on the changes coming online from February next year and will, quite rightly, hold the Home Office and Government to account on the issue. I welcome that, because it is...

I am sure that we will see some improvements. I know that my hon. Friend will keep a close eye on the changes coming online from February next year and will, quite rightly, hold the Home Office and Government to account on the issue. I welcome that, because it is...

My hon. Friend will be aware that the complaints audit committee said in the foreword to its report in November that"““we have become increasingly concerned at the weaknesses of systems and procedures for recording, tracking and managing formal complaints and for quality assuring management information.””" That is quite a strong...

My hon. Friend will be aware that the complaints audit committee said in the foreword to its report in November that"““we have become increasingly concerned at the weaknesses of systems and procedures for recording, tracking and managing formal complaints and for quality assuring management information.””" That is quite a strong...

I shall have to write to my hon. Friend on the precise details, but I shall be happy to do so. If she ever wants to go along and see how that training works, we could certainly facilitate that. Detention custody officers have a difficult job. It is right to...

I shall have to write to my hon. Friend on the precise details, but I shall be happy to do so. If she ever wants to go along and see how that training works, we could certainly facilitate that. Detention custody officers have a difficult job. It is right to...

Westminster hall adjournment debate on the treatment of failed asylum seekers during deportation.

Westminster hall adjournment debate on the treatment of failed asylum seekers during deportation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases the Case Resolution Directorate is dealing with; and how many of these have been brought by residents in Vauxhall constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases the Case Resolution Directorate is dealing with; and how many of these have been brought by residents in Vauxhall constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum applications have been made by persons aged under 18 years old in each of the last four years; how many have been (a) granted and (b) refused; and how many such persons have been granted leave to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum applications have been made by persons aged under 18 years old in each of the last four years; how many have been (a) granted and (b) refused; and how many such persons have been granted leave to...

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held in Brussels on 6 and 7 December 2007. My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Jack Straw); my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Bridget Prentice); the Solicitor-General for Scotland (Frank...

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held in Brussels on 6 and 7 December 2007. My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Jack Straw); my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Bridget Prentice); the Solicitor-General for Scotland (Frank...

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held in Brussels on 6 and 7 December 2007. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice my right hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, East (Bridget Prentice); The Solicitor-General...

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held in Brussels on 6 and 7 December 2007. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice my right hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, East (Bridget Prentice); The Solicitor-General...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recipients of support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 were (a) eligible for and (b) claiming free school meals in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recipients of support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 were (a) eligible for and (b) claiming free school meals in the latest period for which figures are available.