Appendix
Letter to the Committee from Beverley Hughes MP,
Minister of State, Home Office
The Government welcomes the Committee's report as
a useful and constructive contribution to the debate. In particular,
the Government is pleased to note that the Committee has recognised
the difficulties in seeking to operate a humane yet effective
immigration control, as well as the improvements that have been
to the removals' process in recent months.
The Committee's recommendations have been considered
carefully and the Government's response is contained in the attached
Memorandum. I trust that the Committee will, in turn, appreciate
that this is a studied response that has sought to learn lesions
from your report and to build upon the improvements that we have
made recently in the field of asylum removals.
Memorandum
Introduction
1. The Government welcomes this report and its acknowledgement
of the improvements to the removals process that have occurred
in recent months. It recognises the practical difficulties in
removing humanely from the United Kingdom people who may, for
example, have lived here for many years, whose country of origin
may not be willing to re-admit them or have children who have
known no other home.
2. This memorandum responds to each of the Home Affairs
Committee report recommendations individually and in chronological
order.
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