Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 21 January (HL12603), how many interim or emergency payments have been made to date to affected Windrush generation individuals awaiting the introduction of the planned compensation scheme; what is the total value of any such payments; when the scheme will be launched; and what assessment they have made of whether any of those individuals who are currently being deported to the Commonwealth Caribbean countries are members of the Windrush generation.
The Home Secretary provides the Home Affairs Select Committee with monthly updates on the work of the department in connection with Windrush. This will include information on the urgent and exceptional support provided before the Compensation Scheme is in place
The monthly updates can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/correspondence-on-the-work-of-the-home-office-windrush
We will announce details of the final scheme and how to apply as soon as possible.
None of those being deported are British citizens or members of the Windrush generation, who are exempt under section 7 of the Immigration Act 1971