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Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Wednesday 21st December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in implementing Recommendation 40 of the Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons by Stephen Shaw.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I wrote to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.


Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Wednesday 21st December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in implementing Recommendation 42 of the Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons by Stephen Shaw.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I wrote to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.


Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Wednesday 21st December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in implementing Recommendation 49 of the Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons by Stephen Shaw.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I wrote to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.


Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Wednesday 21st December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in implementing Recommendation 50 of the Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons by Stephen Shaw.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I wrote to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.


Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Thursday 15th December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's independent report entitled Review into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons, published 14 January 2016, what recent progress she has made on implementing recommendation 31 of that review.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I will write to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.


Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Thursday 15th December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's independent report entitled Review into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons, published 14 January 2016, what recent progress she has made on implementing recommendation 33 of that review.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I will write to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.


Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Thursday 15th December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's independent report entitled Review into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons, published 14 January 2016, what recent progress she has made on implementing recommendation 34 of that review.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I will write to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.


Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Thursday 15th December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's independent report entitled Review into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons, published 14 January 2016, what recent progress she has made on implementing recommendation 32 of that review.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I will write to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.


Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Thursday 15th December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's independent report entitled Review into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons, published 14 January 2016, what recent progress she has made on implementing recommendation 25 of that review.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I will write to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.


Written Question
Migrants: Detainees
Thursday 15th December 2022

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's independent report entitled Review into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons, published 14 January 2016, what recent progress she has made on implementing recommendation 23 of that review.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Stephen Shaw’s reports (of 2016 and 2018) led to a comprehensive and systematic programme of work to improve and reform immigration detention. It informed both our strategic and tactical approach to reform and the treatment of people who are detained. This work has strengthened our decision-making and safeguards for the vulnerable, ensuring those who are detained are treated with dignity and respect in an estate that is fit for purpose.

Progress has been made on all accepted recommendations and I will write to the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon with more detail. A copy of this letter has been placed in the House library for all.