Refugees: Notice Period for Home Office Accommodation Debate

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Refugees: Notice Period for Home Office Accommodation

Baroness Kramer Excerpts
Monday 18th December 2023

(10 months, 3 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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I certainly regret the individual circumstances described by the noble Lord and, obviously, we would prefer that not to be the case.

Baroness Kramer Portrait Baroness Kramer (LD)
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My Lords, I wonder if the Minister would actually answer the question from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London. She made the point that sources—I assume they are sources that she respects—inform her that people have seven days in which to find alternative accommodation. Will the Minister look into the examples that she has raised? Surely everything he says means that he at least thinks 28 days is necessary.

Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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Yes, I think 28 days is necessary, and of course I will look into those. As I say, everyone gets 28 days from the issue of the biometric residence permit.