§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider using his powers under the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 to declare Albania a country in which there has been a fundamental change of circumstances. [19592]
§ Mr. KirkhopeMy right hon. and learned Friend has no present plans to declare that Albania has undergone a major upheaval such that we would not seek to return people there for the time being. Most of Albania remains unaffected by the disturbances, which are mainly confined to its southern towns.