Clause 57
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]
6:00 pm
Phil Woolas (Minister of State (the North West), Home Office; Oldham East and Saddleworth, Labour)
I believe that the desirable way forward is for the Committee to accept my assurances that we will do that. It is not appropriate for such a specific expectation to be in the Bill. I was simply asking the hon. Gentleman to withdraw his amendment in the light of my assurances. I do not want him, other Committee members or you, Mr Gale, to think that this is just a way of getting over an awkward amendment; it is not. The amendment is not awkward, it is something that we are committed to. I commit to repeating that commitment on Report, by which time I will have further information on the publication dates and the plans.