Part of Nationality and Borders Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:00 pm on 4 November 2021.
Stuart McDonald
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
2:00,
4 November 2021
I appreciate the Minister’s answer and the sentiments that he expresses. I am concerned that what he says does not always necessarily reflect exactly how things are operating on the ground. On the gathering and publishing of information, that is something that we will watch very closely. What he has not done is set out anything in relation to how the Home Office responds and whether there is a policy in relation to individual deaths—for example, those issues around returning the body, trying to approach family and friends, and the duty of care that we have to those individuals as well. That is something I will need to return to and raise with him again. In the meantime, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.
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