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Debate between Lee Anderson and James Cartlidge

Tuesday 9th November 2021 Commons Chamber

[James Cartlidge]

It is quite extraordinary: 43 minutes ago in Bill Committee, the Labour party voted to keep clogging up our courts with immigration and asylum cases with almost no chance of success. Quite extraordinary. Those cases take up 180 days of court time. That means a High Court judge, and that is precious resource. That is why we are taking that measure. It just proves that when it comes to the backlog in the courts, Labour says one thing and does another.

[Lee Anderson (Ashfield) (Con)]

7. What steps his Department is taking to help support former offenders into employment.