France: Dublin Regulation Debate

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Department: Home Office

France: Dublin Regulation

Lord Cormack Excerpts
Monday 10th October 2016

(7 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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The noble Baroness is right—the situation is absolutely terrible. As I said earlier, we are working with the UNHCR, UNICEF, NGOs and the Government to ensure that the process is speeded up. As I said, the Home Secretary is today meeting with Bernard Cazeneuve.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack (Con)
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My Lords, do not the Answers to both this Question and the last one indicate that it is time the Home Office had as its motto “Action this day”, not “Festina lente”?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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My Lords, that is what I have, I hope, been explaining that the Home Office is in fact doing.