Deportation Flight to Jamaica Debate

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Department: Home Office

Deportation Flight to Jamaica

Stephen Timms Excerpts
Monday 10th February 2020

(4 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster
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I thank my hon. Friend for that point, and I think many people across many constituencies will be stunned by the attitude that some Labour Members are taking today.

Stephen Timms Portrait Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab)
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Will the Minister confirm that 50 people are booked on the flight to Jamaica tomorrow, and will he tell us how many of those have been in the UK since childhood?

Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster
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I will not get into individual cases or numbers, but I am clear that all those due for deportation meet the legal threshold supported by the House in 2007.