Migrants: Detainees
Commons · Question 15894 · Tabled 25 Nov 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory time limit on immigration detention.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 29 Nov 2024
There are currently no plans to introduce a time limit on immigration detention. This would risk significantly weakening our ability to remove those who have breached our immigration laws or who refuse to leave the UK voluntarily.