I would be happy to do so, or to answer more fully later when I make my remarks. It is undoubtedly true that we face a serious situation today where the number of unaccompanied minors coming into the country over the channel has increased fourfold since 2019. That places a great strain on our system, and we need ways to ensure that where those people are age-assessed and may ultimately be decided not to be minors, they are held in appropriate detained accommodation. That is one of the issues we are seeking to tackle with this part of the Bill.
Illegal Migration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Jenrick
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 March 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Illegal Migration Bill.
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