Iraq: Camp Liberty

Lord Hylton Excerpts
Thursday 1st November 2012

(11 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Warsi Portrait Baroness Warsi
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I can confirm that five residents have already been readmitted to the United Kingdom. They had refugee status in the United Kingdom and had relevant documentation. A further 52 do not have current regularised documentation but have had refugee status in the United Kingdom before. We are considering those applications, but I am sure that noble Lords would agree that time has passed since these people left the United Kingdom and their coming back in. It is right that we consider what they have been involved in in the mean time to ensure that any concerns that we may have are properly addressed.

Lord Hylton Portrait Lord Hylton
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My Lords, is it not the case that this business has been hanging on for far too long and does the noble Baroness agree that the United States has a considerable responsibility in the matter, having given Camp Ashraf people protected status?