Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:08 pm on 6 December 2023.
Lord Gascoigne
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
3:08,
6 December 2023
I thank the noble and learned Baroness for her point. Forgive me that I did not get the chance to address her question yesterday, but it is worth making the point that there were safeguarding steps in place for children in hotels and we could not detain those unaccompanied asylum seekers. In terms of general support, as I say, I am more than happy to ream through some of the statistics that have already been debated.
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