Extracts from Westminster Hall debate on Minors entering the UK: 1948 to 1971 - Apr 30
Tuesday, 1 May 2018 08:11
Leo Docherty (Aldershot) (Con):...I will speak relatively briefly,
but first I want to declare that I entirely support the sentiment
of the petition. My constituency has a significant population with
a Commonwealth background across Aldershot and Farnborough, which
are in the borough of Rushmoor: people who have built their lives
in the borough and who contribute a great deal at every
professional level. I am very pleased to put on record my
appreciation of the contribution that that...Request free trial
(Aldershot) (Con):...I
will speak relatively briefly, but first I want to declare that I
entirely support the sentiment of the petition. My constituency has
a significant population with a Commonwealth background across
Aldershot and Farnborough, which are in the borough of Rushmoor:
people who have built their lives in the borough and who contribute
a great deal at every professional level. I am very pleased to put
on record my appreciation of the contribution that that population
makes. Aldershot, as a borough, shares an even longer history with
our Commonwealth, going back to the late 19th century, when a great
number of imperial troops were stationed in its garrisons. The
contribution of our Commonwealth population has, as has been said,
a long historical precedent. Today, members of our community with
mainly Indian and Pakistani heritage live with a
significant Nepalese community, and that is something of which I am
extremely proud...
(Manchester, Gorton)
(Lab):...The scandal is wider than the Government want to
admit. It includes those who came from other Commonwealth
countries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, many African
countries and others. The Migration Observatory estimates that
57,000 such UK citizens from the Commonwealth are directly
affected. The scandal also affects children who were brought to
this country after 1973, by parents who had arrived here before
then. Immigrants who are starting out in a new country cannot
always afford to bring their children with them. Although those
children did not arrive in the UK before 1973, they are clearly
part of the Windrush generation...
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