Windrush Scheme
Debate between Gill Furniss and Sajid Javid(5 years, 9 months ago)
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Sajid Javid
The work of the taskforce is open not just to members of the Commonwealth who have come to Britain, but to anyone who came to the UK before 1988.
Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab)
Last year, I helped a family in my constituency to get the passports to which they were entitled but were scandalously being denied. The family now find themselves in dire financial straits due to a family member’s terminal illness. When will they be paid the compensation that they are due, and when will they get a decision from the exceptional circumstances fund?
Sajid Javid
The exceptional payments scheme has started to pay out, and decisions are being made. We will be announcing more details of the compensation scheme shortly.