Clause 11 - Unfounded human rights or asylum claim
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill
10:45 am
Ms Beverley Hughes (Minister of State (Citizenship and Immigration), Home Office; Stretford and Urmston, Labour)
Unfortunately, I cannot answer my hon. Friend as to whether the Law Society of Scotland has issued similar guidance—I shall certainly try and find out and inform him shortly. He makes the point that I was making. I would not wish to deter solicitors from contacting us—there may be situations of emergency in which a solicitor does need the advice of an MP, or in which it is in the best interests of the person to be directed to their MP—but it is happening as a matter of routine, rather than one of urgency.