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registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
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Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Deportation: Windrush Generation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the Windrush generation have been deported. more like this
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
uin HL7470 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-21more like thismore than 2018-05-21
answer text <p>The Home Office has been checking around 8,000 records of removals and deportations dating back to 2002 to determine whether there have been any wrongful removals or deportations of Caribbean nationals who arrived before 1973.</p><p>Of these 63 cases have been identified where the individual could have entered the UK before 1973. This is split between 32 Foreign National Offender deportations and 31 administrative removals.</p><p>We are now reviewing each of these cases carefully in more depth - including bringing paper files out of storage if necessary - to determine whether anyone who was protected under the 1971 Act was removed or deported unlawfully. This work will be independently assured.</p><p>This does not mean that 63 people have been wrongfully removed or deported. It is the number of cases which merit further investigation.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-21T11:18:19.483Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-21T11:18:19.483Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
3691
label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno remove filter
895211
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
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Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Deportation: Windrush Generation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the Windrush generation are in the process of being deported. more like this
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
uin HL7471 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-21more like thismore than 2018-05-21
answer text <p>The Home Office is reviewing the cases of criminal offenders who may have arrived before 1 January 1973. No deportation action will be taken against these individuals until these checks are completed.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2018-05-21T11:17:24.55Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-21T11:17:24.55Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
3691
label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno remove filter
895212
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
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Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Deportation: Windrush Generation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reassure members of the Windrush generation that they will not be deported. more like this
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
uin HL7472 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-17more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>I recognise the concerns of some people in the Windrush generation and I would not want anyone who has made their life in the UK to feel unwelcome or to be in any doubt of their right to remain here.</p><p>The Home Office has put additional safeguards in place to ensure that no-one from the Windrush Generation will be subject to enforcement action, regardless of whether they have documentation or not.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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less than 2018-05-17T10:59:31.237Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T10:59:31.237Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
3691
label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno remove filter
895214
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
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Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: Windrush Generation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reassure members of the Windrush generation about the legality of their immigration status. more like this
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
uin HL7474 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-17more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>I would not want anyone from the Windrush generation who has made their life in the UK to feel unwelcome or to be in any doubt of their right to remain here.</p><p>We have identified influential faith leaders in key cities throughout the UK and Caribbean community groups who will cascade our messages to the Windrush generation. We will identify 10-15 outreach community ambassadors who will carry out this activity This will include churches, community events and local businesses, in around 400 African Caribbean touch points in five key cities including: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham and Bristol.</p><p>Individuals can contact the dedicated Home Office taskforce to help the Windrush Generation and other long-term residents to evidence their right to be in the UK and to access the necessary services and benefits. They can contact the Home Office, by telephone on 0800 678 1925 or by emailing <a href="mailto:commonwealthtaskforce@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">commonwealthtaskforce@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk</a>.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-17T10:58:54.077Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T10:58:54.077Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
3691
label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno remove filter
895215
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
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Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that Home Office immigration services are fit for purpose following the Windrush scandal. more like this
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
uin HL7475 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-17more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>What happened with the Windrush cohort should not have happened. We value the contribution made by Commonwealth citizens who have made a life in the UK and would not want anyone to feel unwelcome or to be in any doubt of their right to remain here.</p><p>To ensure that events of this nature do not happen again, the Home Secretary has announced that we will bring independent oversight and challenge to an internal lessons learned review already underway in my department.</p><p>The review will seek to draw out how members of the Windrush generation came to be entangled in measures designed for illegal immigrants; why that was not spotted sooner; and whether the right corrective measures are now in place. The review will take into account the experiences of those involved and wider reflections on Home Office culture as a whole.</p><p>The Home Secretary has asked for the review to aim to complete its work before summer recess.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-17T10:56:57.947Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T10:56:57.947Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
3691
label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno remove filter