I cannot let that stand. I certainly would not be guilty of doing that. I am simply saying that when there are delays in the system we need to look at all the parties to explore why. The one fact I presented was that only three out of 16 applied within the first three weeks. That could contribute to the need to examine why, and what extra help they need. I certainly was not blaming the victims. It is not about simply adding days on in the end and finding that even that is not enough, as we were talking previously about the grace period going up from 28 to 90 days. We need to look at the whole system so that people get the care they need when they need it and the system works effectively. That is what we are about.
Immigration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Bates
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 3 February 2016.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Immigration Bill.
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