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UK Borders Bill

I should like to back up my noble friend because this matter is somewhat more important than the Minister seems to think. I raised it—I admit, somewhat off the cuff—on the first day of Committee at column GC 44 on 2 July. The Minister told us that the reason for exempting Scotland from Clauses 1 to 4, concerning special immigration officers, is that they are not needed in Scotland because police are normally present at all seven Scottish ports of entry. ““Routinely present”” was the term used. I do not know which those seven ports of entry are supposed to be, but there are a great many places in Scotland where people can arrive from and leave to go abroad—far more than seven. My noble friend has pointed out that drugs, immigration, security and terrorism—

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Reference

694 c199GC 

Session

2006-07

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee
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