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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Lord German has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord German, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Lord German has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Lord German has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 3 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The Home Office takes the health, welfare and safety of people in our care very seriously and it is vital that detention and removals are carried out with dignity and respect.
We are concerned by some of the findings in His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons’ (HMIP’s) report and recognise that standards need to improve across immigration detention facilities. We are committed to taking robust steps informed by these inspection findings.
A detailed service improvement plan setting out the Government’s response to the report has been published on HMIP’s website and implementation of those actions, and overall conditions at Harmondsworth, will be monitored closely to ensure that standards improve.
Further details can be found here: Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre – HM Inspectorate of Prisons (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk).
Minister of State (Home Office)
We are determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly, and fairly; and ensures that the rules are properly enforced.
The Home Secretary will decide on the future of current Home Office policies in due course.
Minister of State (Home Office)
The abuse that took place at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in 2017 was unacceptable and this government is committed to ensuring that it will never happen again.
The previous government published its response to the Brook House Inquiry on 19 March 2024 and can be found here: Government response to the Brook House Inquiry report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
A cross governmental working group continues to meet monthly to monitor progress against accepted recommendations and drive forward implementation.
Minister of State (Home Office)