Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 5:48 pm on 10 February 2020.
Baroness Williams of Trafford
The Minister of State, Home Department, Minister for Equalities (Department for International Development)
5:48,
10 February 2020
My Lords, all those who will be on the charter flight are foreign national offenders convicted of serious offences. They have had their cases fully reviewed to ensure that no outstanding legal barriers would prevent their removal from the UK. Careful assessment is made of the Article 8 claim of a foreign national offender who is subject to deportation to a family and/or private life, including the length of time that they have lived in the UK, which is an important consideration, but not the only one when weighed against their offending.