Clause 47 - Detention centres: change of name
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill
5:15 pm
Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam, Liberal Democrat)
I am grateful to the Minister for that response, which was not entirely unanticipated. There is still a major point of difference. It is not in the interests of good, open and transparent government to call something a removal centre when, as the Minister said, the policy on who is to be detained is not being changed and most of the people in the centres are not awaiting removal. We might return to that issue. In order to have a proper debate on the next interesting group of amendments, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.