UK Borders Bill

The Minister has reinforced my opinion that we should get rid of this clause. If we are only talking about three or four cases a year, I find it impossible to believe that there is no provision in the Immigration Act by which that person should be compulsorily removed. I again challenge the Minister to produce one example of a case where it is impossible to use the normal procedures for removal of a family to their country of origin where this provision would be necessitated. Otherwise, as my noble friend Lord Dholakia said earlier, we know that we are not going to get anywhere in Committee this afternoon, but we are determined to strike this provision out of the statue book on Report. With that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 18 agreed to. Clause 19 [Points-based applications: no new evidence on appeal]: