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Lord Davies of Gower (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 January 2025

Debate

Asylum Seekers: Accommodation

Contribution

My Lords, in the 2024 Labour Party manifesto there was an announcement that new measures to clear the asylum backlog would be taken, through caseworkers, returns and the enforcement unit. It also pledged to hire 1,000 new staff for this unit. What progress has been made on this and how many staff have been hired?

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