Young Asylum Seekers: Deportation Debate

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Department: Home Office

Young Asylum Seekers: Deportation

Lord Dubs Excerpts
Monday 9th May 2016

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Keen of Elie Portrait Lord Keen of Elie
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With regard to children who have been here from the tender ages mentioned by the noble Baroness, I would point out that where a person under 18 has lived continuously in the United Kingdom for seven years or more and it would be unreasonable to expect them to leave, arrangements will be made for them to remain.

Lord Dubs Portrait Lord Dubs (Lab)
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Will the Minister confirm that there are no circumstances in which anyone would be removed from this country unless it was absolutely safe for them in their country of origin?

Lord Keen of Elie Portrait Lord Keen of Elie
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Whether it be a matter of assistance for voluntary return or of compulsory return where someone has overstayed and has no right to remain, in the first instance this Government will always seek to ensure that there are appropriate reception arrangements for a person returning to a country of origin.