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MP Expense Claim
Robert Flello (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent South)
Date
Mon 24th Apr 2017
579784
Type
MP Travel
(Own Vehicle Car)
Description
Distance: 20 miles
Amount
£9.00
Paid
Written Question
Immigrants: Detainees
Thursday 20th April 2017

Asked by: Robert Flello (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent South)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what community-based alternatives to detention her Department developed and implemented as a result of the report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Migration, published in March 2015, and the report by Stephen Shaw, Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons, Cm 9186, published in January 2016.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

There is always a presumption of liberty and detention is only ever used sparingly and for the shortest period necessary. For those individuals with no right to remain in the UK, we expect them to leave the country of their own volition and the Home Office has programmes to support voluntary return.

The Home Office expects that current and planned reforms, and broader changes in legislation, policy and operational approaches will lead to a reduction in the number of the most vulnerable detained and the duration of detention before removal.

Written Question
Alternatives to Prison
Thursday 20th April 2017

Asked by: Robert Flello (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent South)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to develop and implement community-based alternatives to detention for (a) vulnerable people who have already been detained and (b) people at risk of vulnerability as a result of detention.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

There is always a presumption of liberty and detention is only ever used sparingly and for the shortest period necessary. For those individuals with no right to remain in the UK, we expect them to leave the country of their own volition and the Home Office has programmes to support voluntary return.

The Home Office expects that current and planned reforms, and broader changes in legislation, policy and operational approaches will lead to a reduction in the number of the most vulnerable detained and the duration of detention before removal.

Division Vote (Commons)
19 Apr 2017 - Early Parliamentary General Election - View Vote Context
Robert Flello (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 174 Labour Aye votes vs 9 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 522 Noes - 13
Division Vote (Commons)
19 Apr 2017 - Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 - View Vote Context
Robert Flello (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 161 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 191
Division Vote (Commons)
19 Apr 2017 - Technical and Further Education Bill - View Vote Context
Robert Flello (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 167 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 182
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Early Parliamentary General Election

"rose—..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Early Parliamentary General Election

"Will my right hon. Friend give way?..."
Robert Flello - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Early Parliamentary General Election

"Six.

My right hon. Friend highlighted the fact that the Prime Minister for 12 months dithered over whether she wanted an election, and all the time said that she did not want one, but is not the reality that her mind was focused by the fact that she may well …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
18 Apr 2017 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Robert Flello (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 175 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 313 Noes - 236