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questions
(Crawley) (Con): My
right hon. Friend is absolutely correct in saying that detention
plays an important part in our immigration system, but, of
course, while people are in detention, they should be free from
abuse. There were some recent allegations of abuse at Brook House
immigration detention centre in my constituency. What discussions
has the Home Office had with the operator, G4S?
The Minister for Immigration (Brandon Lewis): My
hon. Friend makes a good point. Many of us—if not all of us—will
have seen the unacceptable situation on the BBC “Panorama”
programme. I met the operator of Brook House several times,
including to look at the work that will be done to review what
happened as well as to draw up an action plan. I will continue to
keep my focus on that matter.
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debate on Duties of Customs
(Croydon Central)
(Lab):...I was part of the Government Olympic
executive as a senior civil servant, and we spent years putting in
place the right frameworks and doing very detailed planning for the
Olympic and Paralympic games. The House will remember that the one
area where we faltered was the recruitment of security staff
by G4S, which led to the Army being brought
in. We read today that there are already problems with the
recruitment of staff to deal with Brexit. It is crucial that
Ministers do what they can to ensure that the right framework
remains in place or that we continue with the status quo on
customs, so that we do not find ourselves in a similar
situation...
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