TOEIC Visa Cancellations Debate

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Department: Home Office

Seema Malhotra

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Leaving the EU: Women’s Rights

TOEIC Visa Cancellations

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Derbyshire CCGs’ Finances
Tuesday 4th September 2018

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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I give way to my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Mike Gapes).

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I strongly agree. In fact, when I come to describe the Home Office’s handling of this, we will see that an independent inquiry is necessary.

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I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate and on his excellent speech. Does he agree that, as well as the incredible social injustice that has happened under this Government’s watch, the reputational impact that families have suffered, which has led to depression and affected whole families, including children, demands an extensive apology and potential compensation? Does he also agree that the huge cost to the taxpayer of enforcement action and otherwise should be investigated?

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I strongly agree and will talk in some detail about those issues. The UK is highly regarded around the world as a country that has respect for the rule of law and an independent judiciary. It also has a Government who are supposed to respect that rule of law, but in too many cases I am afraid we have seen blanket decisions and people deported without an opportunity to defend their innocence. I believe the Government have acted unlawfully and I am afraid that this country’s reputation for respect, access to justice and upholding the rule of law is not warranted in this case.

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