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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 May 2020
Windrush Compensation Scheme

"My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Williams, for giving us this opportunity to discuss what was indeed a failure of British law, politics and bureaucracy. Tens of thousands of people’s lives were damaged or destroyed as a result. It is an even greater scandal because, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
European Arrest Warrant, Europol and Eurojust

"My Lords, is this one of the areas in which the Permanent Secretary advised the Secretary of State of the dangers of going ahead, and which the Secretary of State paid no attention to and shouted?..."
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech

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Written Question
Immigration: Private Sector
Tuesday 5th June 2018

Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government which functions of the immigration department of the Home Office are carried out by private contractors; and in each case, who are those contractors.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

Details of the immigration department’s contracts with private contractors are included in the table below:

UK Immigration Enforcement

Service Name

Service Description

Contractor Name

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Colnbrook and Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centres.

Mitie Care and Custody

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre.

G4S

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centre.

G4S

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Yarl's wood Immigration Removal Centre.

Serco

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre.

Mitie Care and Custody

Immigration Removal Centre

Contract for the provision of operation, management and maintenance of the Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre.

GEO

Pre-Departure Accommodation Welfare Services

Contract for the provision of Pre-Departure Accommodation Welfare Services Welfare

G4S

Escorting Services

Contract for the provision of In-country and Overseas Escorting, operation and management of Short Term Holding Facilities and Holding Rooms and related services

Mitie Care and Custody

Travel Services

Services Agreement for the provision of Travel Services for immigration purposes.

Carlson Wagonlit UK Ltd

UK Visas and Immigration

Service Name

Service Description

Contractor Name

COMPASS London & South

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

Clearsprings Ready Homes

COMPASS South West & Wales

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

Clearsprings Ready Homes

COMPASS Midlands & East of England

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

G4S

COMPASS North East, Yorkshire & Humber

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

G4S

COMPASS North West

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

Serco

COMPASS Scotland & Northern Ireland

Asylum Accommodation, Transport and Support Services

Serco

Life in the UK Test

Administration of Life in the UK Test

PSI Services UK Ltd

Secure English Language Test

Conduct secure English language testing services

Trinity College IELTS Consortium

Digital Assisting

Assisted digital service for customers

We Are Digital

Education assessment

Assessment of educational evidence from customers

Ecctis Ltd

Next generation of Visas

Provision of international visa application centres

Teleperformance VF Worldwide

Biometric data capture in UK

Biometric data capture in UK

Post Office Sopra Steria

Logistics of biometric residency permit cards

Logistics of biometric residency permit cards

Post Office DX Secure

Financial Check

Financial check

Experian Indesser

Contact centre

Contact Service centre for customers

Sitel

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Glasgow

Little Stars Nursery

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Newcastle

Heaton Community Centre

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Liverpool

Bizz Kids

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Solihull

Mobile Creche Company Ltd

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Cardiff

South Riverside Community Development Centre Ltd

Asylum Childcare

Childcare services for asylum seeker interviews in Croydon

Pre-School Learning Alliance

Asylum Support Payments

Payment of support to eligible applicants

Sodexo Motivation Solutions Ltd

Language Analysis

Analysis of language for asylum applicants

Verified AB

Language Analysis

Analysis of language for asylum applicants

Skandinnavisk SprakanalysAB (Sprakab)

Consolidated Asylum Support Application Service (CASAS)

Assistance for asylum applicants for the completion of their initial application

Migrant Helpline Ltd

Adult Victims of Modern Slavery

Adult victims of modern slavery care and co-ordination services

The Salvation Army


Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 13 Dec 2017
Serious Fraud Office

"My Lords, will the Minister confirm that one of the most effective crime-fighting agencies is the British Transport Police? Would it not be a travesty if the Scottish Government were allowed to incorporate the northern part of the British Transport Police into the chaos that is Police Scotland?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Nov 2017
Domestic Violence: Police Resources

"My Lords, will the noble Baroness have discussions with her counterparts in Scotland and Northern Ireland so that we can learn from experience and exchange ideas in this United Kingdom? In that context, will she welcome the visit by the Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament to Westminster today?..."
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Mar 2017
FTSE Companies: Gender Balance

"My Lords, without taking attention in any way from the lack of representation of women on boards, will the Minister agree to take up the lack of representation of black and ethnic minority people on boards? It really is a scandal...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Feb 2017
Religious Literacy

"My Lords, will the Minister confirm that there has been no violence and no torture, and no wars have been waged, in the cause of humanism?..."
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Written Question
Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
Monday 28th November 2016

Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the contractual entitlement of Dame Lowell Goddard for the provision of accommodation in London in return for chairing the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse; what property was acquired or leased for her; and what is the continuing cost of any contract or lease entered into.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)

Details of Dame Lowell Goddard’s entitlements while she was the Chair of the Independent Inquiry are given in her terms of appointment which are published on the Inquiry’s website at https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/94/view/chair%27s-terms-of-appointment.pdf

The Home Office did not acquire or lease any property for Dame Lowell.


Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2016
Stalking and Domestic Violence

"My Lords, if I was in the Minister’s position answering Questions and the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, had raised his question in the way he did, I would say, “I’ll take that back to my colleagues and have a look at it”. Why does she not do that?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Nov 2016
Crime: Illegal Arms

"My Lords, does the Minister think that there is anything our 40 admirals could do to help with this problem?..."
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock - View Speech

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