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Business of the House

Julian Huppert Excerpts
Thursday 5th December 2013

(11 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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That sounds as though it is a particularly difficult and distressing situation for the hon. Gentleman’s constituent. If I may, I will talk to my right hon. and hon. Friends at the Department of Health and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to see whether they can help.

Julian Huppert Portrait Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD)
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Isa Muazu has been held for months in Harmondsworth detention centre and has been on hunger strike for more than 100 days. He is ill and cannot stand or see properly. The Home Secretary tried to deport him nonetheless, but the plane had to fly back from Nigeria. May we have a debate on why the Home Secretary has spent well over £100,000 on trying to deport a seriously ill man?