PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CHILDREN IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION (17 November 2010)

That this House notes the Children's Society and Bail for Immigration Detainees' OutCry! campaign to end the detention of children for asylum and immigration purposes; commends the Government for pledging to end this immoral practice and including this objective in its Coalition Agreement; further notes that there are still children being detained at Yarl's Wood and other UK Border Agency centres and that 50 children have been detained since the announcement; calls on the Government to amend the asylum process in such a way as to build trust and communication with the families involved, including improving access to good quality legal advice to ensure that children and families have a fair chance to have their claims heard early on in the process; and urges the Government to fulfil its pledge to end child detention without delay and put in place an asylum and immigration system that takes into account the safety and welfare of children and families.

Sponsored by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour)