The Weekly Whip
Crucial amendments in the Environment Bill and CHIS Bill get shot down by the government, Ed Davey demands a public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic after the UK surpasses 100,000 deaths, and the House solemnly recognises Holocaust Memorial Day 2021.
By Peter Munro, Jan 29, 2021 6:01
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Weekly Whip w/c 25th January
Monday 25 January
In keeping with the theme of the unusual times we live in, no Urgent Questions or Ministerial Statements were announced on Monday morning.
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The minister’s statement, following a Parliamentary question from Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Wendy Chamberlain, was hailed as ‘hopeful news’ by the party, although it called for evidence that people are actually moving out of the camp. As calls continue from inside and outside the camp for the asylum seekers to be re-housed because of their reportedly unsuitable conditions,Mr Philp has not yet elaborated further on his statement. Via the Home Office this week, he said: “Asylum seekers housed at Penally are staying in safe, suitable, Covid-compliant accommodation where they receive three nutritious meals a day. “People are routinely moved between asylum accommodation venues from time to time for a variety of reasons.
The statement by immigration minister Chris Philp (pictured) has been hailed as hopeful news by the Welsh Lib Dems. Pictures: Gareth Davies Photography THE start of moving asylum seekers out of Penally Camp is reportedly underway. Home Office immigration minister Chris Philp has stated that it is intended to move all the residents of the camp into suitable dispersed accommodation as soon as reasonably practical and they were hoping to start moves - albeit for small numbers of people - from last Monday, January 18. As the Western Telegraph reported yesterday, Tuesday, a law firm said it had already secured the move of 20 vulnerable individuals from the camp into other accommodation.