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Airports: Heathrow

Volume 711: debated on Monday 15 June 2009

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To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 1 June (WA 1), what action they propose to take to meet the concerns of the Independent Monitoring Board for Heathrow Airport about meeting reasonable welfare needs and treating detainees with humanity. [HL4093]

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 1 June (WA 1), what action they propose to take to meet concerns of the Independent Monitoring Board for Heathrow Airport on escorting patterns when men, women and child detainees are brought to the airport. [HL4094]

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 1 June (WA 1), what action they propose to take to meet concerns of the Independent Monitoring Board for Heathrow Airport on the facilities for personal hygiene in five of the six detention areas. [HL4095]

The UK Border Agency produced an action plan in response to the recommendations of the Independent Monitoring Board's annual report into the holding rooms at Heathrow Airport. The plan was sent to the IMB on 29 May 2009 and a copy has been placed in the House Library.