Immigration: Removal Centres Debate

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Baroness Lister of Burtersett

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Immigration: Removal Centres

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Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration
Monday 14th January 2019

(5 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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I will write to the noble Earl with exact figures, but I know that the number of families has definitely reduced in the detention estate and they are separate from individuals in the detention estate.

Baroness Lister of Burtersett Portrait Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
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My Lords, once again the Minister insists that there is no indefinite detention in law. The dictionary definition of “indefinite” is “without fixed or specified limit”. Can she tell us what the fixed or specified limit is in law on general detention?

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