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Debate between Keith Vaz and Alistair Carmichael(11 years ago)
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Mr Carmichael
I do not have that figure to hand, but I will be more than happy to make the appropriate inquiry and write to my hon. Friend.
Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab)
I understand that the Secretary of State personally intervened to oppose this campaign. Can he tell us about the fate of the vans that were central to this campaign? Are they going to be pulped—or maybe recycled and used as ministerial vehicles?
Mr Carmichael
For me, the ministerial vehicle remains, while I am in London, the No. 159 or No. 3 bus, so I do not think I would derive any benefit from the right hon. Gentleman’s proposal. The vans were not used in Scotland, of course. There was, however, substantial concern about the use of the posters in the UKBA office there, which I have to say was particularly inappropriate given the good efforts of Glasgow city council and the wider community in Glasgow to ensure that the tone of the treatment of people coming to the city is appropriate.