Question
Foreign nationals, including illegal immigrants, make up 23% of sex offenders. The Home Office knows that, and even hands out leaflets asking illegal immigrants nicely not to rape. That is why mothers in Piddington are now terrified that over 1,000 young male illegal immigrants are about to turn up. In order to protect women and girls, rather than allowing 95% of illegal immigrants to stay and accommodating them in Piddington or anywhere else, should the Government not leave the European convention on human rights and deport them?
Answer
The right hon. Gentleman will know that returns are up, and we will accommodate that in any way we can.
Verdict: RED (12/100)
The reply does not address whether the Government will leave the European Convention on Human Rights; it only asserts that returns are up, which is a general claim about enforcement. On the Piddington question, it gives a vague commitment to accommodate people "in any way we can" and offers no figures or clear statement on whether illegal immigrants will be deported instead. Overall, the reply is largely non-specific and hedged, and the person who asked would likely need to submit a follow-up to get a direct answer.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will the Government leave the European Convention on Human Rights? | Not Addressed | Generic | The only statement, that returns are up, is a generic assertion about immigration enforcement and says nothing about whether the Government will leave the European Convention on Human Rights. |
| Will the Government deport illegal immigrants, rather than allowing 95% of them to stay and accommodating them in Piddington or elsewhere? | Partially Addressed | Hedged | The reply touches on removals by asserting that returns are up, but gives no figures and does not say whether illegal immigrants will be deported rather than allowed to stay. It also commits only vaguely to accommodating people "in any way we can", without engaging with the choice the question poses between deportation and accommodation at Piddington. |