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Friday 7th June 2002


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CONSIDERATION OF BILL

NATIONALITY, IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM BILL, AS AMENDED

NOTE

The amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Programme Motion to be proposed by Mr Robin Cook.


NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO ACCOMMODATION CENTRES

Accommodation centres: decisions and appeals
   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

       'Where an asylum seeker is resident in an accommodation centre under this Part, an initial decision on his claim shall be made at the accommodation centre by the Secretary of State, and any appeal to an adjudicator shall be made by the adjudicator at the accommodation centre.'.


Visiting committee
   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker
Simon Hughes

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Secretary of State must appoint a committee (to be known as the Visiting Committee) for each accommodation centre.

    (2)   The Secretary of State shall prescribe the functions of the Visiting Committee by making regulations under this Part.

    (3)   Those regulations must include provision—

      (a) as to the making of visits to the centre by members of the Visiting Committee;

      (b) for the hearing of complaints made by persons detained by the Visiting Committee to the Secretary of State;

      (c) requiring the making of reports by the Visiting Committee to the Secretary of State;

      (d) that every member of the Visiting Committee for an accommodation centre may at any time enter the centre and have free access to every part of it and to every person residing there.

    (4)   Accommodation centres created under this Part may also be inspected by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Social Services Inspectorate, whenever they think it appropriate.'.


Accommodation centres: report on effectiveness
   

Tony Baldry
Mr Kenneth Clarke

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

       'The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament a report on the effectiveness of accommodation centres established under section 14 no later than a year after that section comes into force.'.


Compensation for depreciation of property value
   

Tony Baldry

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

       'Compensation shall be paid to owners and landlords of dwelling houses for any depreciation in the value of such property caused by the establishment under section 14 of accommodation centres, in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 of the Land Compensation Act 1973.'.


   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

163

*Page     8,     line     42     [Clause     14],     after 'of', insert 'for no more than 250'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

28

Page     8,     line     42     [Clause     14],     after 'persons', insert 'in locations suitable to the cultural and other needs of those to be accommodated.'.


   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker

6

Page     9,     line     2     [Clause     14],     at end insert—

    '(3)   No accommodation centre established under this section shall hold more than 200 persons.'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

29

Page     9,     line     2     [Clause     14],     at end insert—

    '( )   Each accommodation centre shall hold a maximum of 250 people at any one time, except where expressly agreed between the Secretary of State and the relevant local authority.'.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker

1

Page     9,     line     2     [Clause     14],     at end insert—

    '(4)   An accommodation centre shall only be established after the Secretary of State is satisfied that the proposed location is suitable to the needs of the persons to be accommodated therein'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

30

Page     9,     line     2     [Clause     14],     at end insert—

    '( )   For a period of no less than ten years from the commencement of this Act all such accommodation centres shall be publicly owned and their management and employees directly employed by the Home Office or relevant local authority.'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

164

*Page     9,     line     5     [Clause     15],     after 'accommodation', insert 'for no more than six months subject to the provisions in subsection ( ) below'.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker

2

Page     9,     line     6     [Clause     15],     after 'centre', insert 'for a maximum period of 10 weeks'.

   

Mr Neil Gerrard
Ms Karen Buck
Julie Morgan
Mr Iain Coleman
Mr Marsha Singh
Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Brian IddonMr Harold Best

83

Page     9,     line     8     [Clause     15],     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Neil Gerrard
Ms Karen Buck
Julie Morgan
Mr Iain Coleman
Mr Marsha Singh
Mr Andrew Dismore

Dr Brian IddonMr Harold Best

80

Page     9,     line     10     [Clause     15],     at end insert 'and

      (c) there is a place available in an appropriate maintained school for any dependant of school age.'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

31

Page     9,     line     10     [Clause     15],     at end insert—

    '( )   A person may only be accommodated in an accommodation centre for a maximum total of six months, except in exceptional circumstances when the Secretary of State may arrange for an extension of at most a further three months in total.'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

214

*Page     9,     line     30     [Clause     16],     at end insert—

      '( ) he is in the United Kingdom,'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

32

Page     9,     line     32     [Clause     16],     at end insert 'or by post, fax or e-mail to the Home Office or any office of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate'.


   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

252

*Page     10,     line     6     [Clause     17],     at end insert 'both'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

33

Page     10,     line     7     [Clause     17],     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

34

Page     10,     line     8     [Clause     18],     leave out '.' and insert ',

      or both.'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

253

*Page     10,     line     10     [Clause     17],     at end insert 'both'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

35

Page     10,     line     11     [Clause     17],     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

36

Page     10,     line     12     [Clause     17],     leave out '.' and insert ',

      or both.'.


   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

37

Page     11,     line     20,     leave out Clause 21.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

38

Page     11,     line     30     [Clause     21],     leave out subsection (4).

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

256

*Page     11,     line     30     [Clause     21],     leave out from 'centre' to 'he' in line 32 and insert 'by virtue of section 23 or 27'.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker

134

*Page     11,     line     31     [Clause     21],     leave out '(whether by him or by someone else)'.

   

Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker

132

*Page     11,     line     31     [Clause     21],     leave out 'by someone else' and insert 'a dependant'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

39

Page     11,     line     31     [Clause     21],     leave out 'someone else' and insert 'a dependant'.


   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell

165

*Page     12,     line     35     [Clause     26],     before 'facilities' insert 'minimum'.

 
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