Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish his Department's response to its consultation on the Windrush compensation scheme.

The Government has committed to putting into place the Windrush compensation scheme and is grateful to those who responded to the public consultation that closed on 16 November.

We are considering the outcome of the consultation exercise and will respond as soon as possible with further details, including who is eligible to apply for compensation and how they can access the scheme.