Oral Question·Home Office
“What assessment she has made of the potential effect of her immigration policies on the (a) population of and (b) labour market in Scotland.”
Tabled: 14 March 2023Answered: 20 March 2023
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)
This issue arose following the Supreme Court judgment in 2020, which found certain custody orders to be unlawful. The amendment to the legacy Act to try to deal with that has also been found unlawful by the Northern Ireland courts, so the Government are carefully exploring how to lawfully address this complex issue, alongside our commitment to implement legacy mechanisms that are fully compliant with human rights. I will, of course, keep the House updated.