§ Lord Dholakiaasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have plans to review family visitor appeals in the light of the concern expressed by the citizens advice bureau. [HL636]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)The Government introduced family visitor appeals in October 2000. Since then, we have made a number of changes to the system in the light of operational experience and in response to input from stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations. We will consider the concerns of the National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux with the results of the research commissioned by the inter-departmental team which the Home Secretary set up to review family visitor appeals.