Calais Jungle Debate

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Department: Home Office

Calais Jungle

Baroness Chapman of Darlington Excerpts
Monday 10th October 2016

(7 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I ask the hon. Lady to reassure her constituents that during the next eight to 10 days, we expect to see a great number of the children who qualify under the Dublin agreement come to the UK. Now that the French have made this very clear decision, there is accelerated co-operation between our countries. I hope that she and her constituents will see a marked difference over the next 10 to 14 days.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington Portrait Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab)
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The last time there was a clearance in Calais, 129 children went missing. Demolition is due to start again, perhaps within the next few days, so the Home Secretary will understand the intense desire in this House to know that there will be a change and progress. Will she return to the House, perhaps on Thursday or next Monday, to tell us what is happening? She will not say how many children are affected, but will she tell us as much as she can about what is happening, because the level of concern about the issue in the House is unprecedented?