United States: Migrant Detention Camps

Baroness Deech Excerpts

Tuesday 16th July 2019 Lords Chamber

[The Earl of Courtown]

My Lords, as I understand it, we have not been in discussion with the US Administration on this issue. I understand noble Lords’ feelings on this matter, but the fact is that US immigration policy is for the US Government.

[Baroness Deech (CB)]

My Lords, does the Minister condemn the use of the phrase “concentration camps”? The children in America, no matter how badly treated, are not being gassed, buried alive or smashed against walls. To use that phrase diminishes the memory of those who were treated like that and undermines the argument.

[The Earl of Courtown]

I could not agree more with the noble Baroness; she is quite right. The use of that sort of wording is quite improper in this instance.