Formal Minutes
Tuesday 29 October 2013
Members present:
Keith Vaz, in the Chair
| Mr James Clappison
Michael Ellis
Lorraine Fullbrook
Dr Julian Huppert
Steve McCabe
Mark Reckless
Mr David Winnick
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Draft Report (The work of the UK Border Agency (January-March
2013)), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 32 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 33 read, as follows:
We welcome the Home Secretary's announcement on the
22nd October 2013 to scrap the immigration AdVans campaign. The
tone of the advertisements earlier this year was badly misjudged.
The campaign caused real angst to members of Britain's ethnic
minority communities who have the right to remain in the UK. It
makes perfect sense to encourage those who are in the UK illegally
to leave of their own volition, and to provide them where necessary
with practical support to do so. It is the most cost-effective
way of removing illegal immigrants from the country and provides
good value for money for the taxpayer. A more effective and less
menacing message would be that the Government is willing and able
to support those who are here illegally to return home if they
want to. That is not to say that tough enforcement action will
not be taken against those who are determined to remain here illegally,
but for the target audience of potential voluntary returners,
the effectiveness of the carrot is potentially undermined by the
ostentatious brandishing of the stick.
Amendment proposed, in line 2, to leave out from
first 'campaign' to 'It' in line 4.—(Lorraine Fullbrook.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 4
Mr James Clappison
Michael Ellis
Lorraine Fullbrook
Mark Reckless
Noes, 2
Dr Julian Huppert
Mr David Winnick
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Amendment accordingly agreed to.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 34 to 81 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the Eighth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair
make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed
copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the
provisions of Standing Order No. 134.
Written evidence was ordered to be reported to the
House for printing with the Report (in addition to that ordered
to be reported for publishing on 11 June, 16 July, 3 September,
and 23 October 2013).
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 October at 2.30 pm
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