Home Office Removal Targets Debate

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Department: Home Office

Home Office Removal Targets

Paula Sherriff Excerpts
Thursday 26th April 2018

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I committed in the House to making sure that when the information is collected by my taskforce, the conclusions and the documents are passed to the individuals within two weeks. That target is being exceeded at the moment, and it is my strong aim and ambition to ensure that that high level of service is kept up, because those individuals deserve nothing less.

Paula Sherriff Portrait Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab)
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Is the Home Secretary, like her predecessor, the current Prime Minister, “sick and tired” of Ministers who blame others when something goes wrong? Surely, if the Home Secretary takes full responsibility for this serious issue, she should do the honourable thing and resign.

Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I do take seriously my responsibility, but I think that I am the person who can put this right. I understand that the House will want to hold me to account for that, but I am confident that the changes I am committed to putting in place, and the transparency that will go with them, will deliver the changes that are expected.