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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Janet Daby Excerpts
Monday 21st January 2019

(5 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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It is very important that we have a fair compensation scheme in place. The work that Martin Forde, QC, has done independently is excellent; we will announce more on that soon. I join the hon. Lady in condemning those unscrupulous firms that are thinking only about lining their pockets, and not about the victims.

Janet Daby Portrait Janet Daby (Lewisham East) (Lab)
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Can the Home Secretary say what progress he has made regarding compensation for victims of the Windrush scandal?

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The hon. Lady will know that a consultation on the subject recently closed; it was extended at the request of Martin Forde, the independent chairman appointed to look into the matter. We are now working through the responses across Government, and we will announce more details soon.