I completely agree with what my right hon. Friend is saying. Not only is his point correct, but I have found out, as a result of tabling a question to the Home Secretary, that over the past five years the taxpayer has had to pay out in excess of £20 million to people who were unlawfully detained. Is he aware of that?
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Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Mitchell
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30 June 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill.
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