Windrush Lessons Learned Review Debate

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Department: Home Office

Windrush Lessons Learned Review

Jack Brereton Excerpts
Tuesday 21st July 2020

(3 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I can assure him that the two are separate—obviously we have a bespoke team working on Windrush. I hear him completely on the wider immigration cases. The closure of centres over the last four months will not have assisted with the speed of processing, but now that we are getting back to work, the claims will be processed and people will be given the attention they deserve.

Jack Brereton Portrait Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Con)
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I thank my right hon. Friend for the support her Department has given to my constituents affected by this. Will she ensure everything is done to get them the compensation they are entitled to as soon as possible?

Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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My hon. Friend makes a similar point to colleagues in the House about the scheme itself. Of course, I am determined to ensure that compensation does get out to individuals quickly. As I have already said—I will restate the point—where changes may need to take place around the scheme, we will look to undertake them.