Siân Berry

Immigration and Asylum Bill (Ninth sitting)

I beg to move amendment 81, in clause 23, page 21, line 33, at end insert— “(3A) Subject to subsection (3B), where the Secretary of State did not make a decision on a person’s protection claim within 180 days of the making of the protection claim, any sums to be paid by the person under subsection (3) must be reduced by 20% for every period of 30 days that elapsed before a decision on the person’s protection claim was made. (3B) Subsection 3A does not apply where a decision on the protection cla

Immigration and Asylum Bill (Tenth sitting)

It is very good to have you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Twigg. From the discussions we have had today, I think it is clear what a mess the proposals in clauses 23 and 24 are. If it is not an itemised recovery of costs, it is a refugee tax—worse, it has become clear that is only a poor refugee tax. As such, the philosophical basis for the proposals is broken. The Government have set a terribly high bar for being excused, and they are not seeking any payment from successful refugees who have t

Spoke in debate: Immigration and Asylum Bill (Ninth sitting)

Parliamentary appearance by Siân Berry

Spoke in debate: Immigration and Asylum Bill (Tenth sitting)

Parliamentary appearance by Siân Berry