Lord Watson of Invergowrie – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Watson of Invergowrie on 2014-04-09.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have carried out an assessment of the number of children likely to be separated from their parents as a result of the provisions of the Immigration Bill.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Our starting-point is that it is generally in the best interests of the child to remain with their parents, including where the parents are removed from the UK. We have therefore made no assessment of the number of children who might be separated from their parents as a result of the provisions of the Immigration Bill.