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Immigration Bill

Proceeding contribution from David Burrowes (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 December 2015. It occurred during Debate on bills on Immigration Bill.

My hon. Friend said that the Bill was about fair play. The question of fair play is also at the heart of the amendments relating to pregnant women. I shall cite not an individual case but the Home Office guidance, which states that pregnant women are normally considered to be suitable for detention only in very exceptional circumstances. The issue is whether that guidance is being properly applied or whether it needs further legislative attention. We are concerned about having proper fair play for those people. I am sure that my hon. Friend’s constituents, and mine, are concerned about fair play for those in detention centres as well as about controlling our borders.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
603 c192 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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