![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/tory-mp-voices-fury-as-ministers-refuse-to-abandon-sending-children-to-rwanda/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_Suella-Braverman-visit-to-Rwanda.jpg&description=Senior Tory MP Caroline Nokes called on the Home Office to listen to concerns rather than 'bunker down and defend policies and practices that are found to be inadequate' A senior Tory MP has hit out after the Government refused to rule out detaining children and sending them to Rwanda. Caroline Nokes also voiced her alarm about the "dangerous practice" of moving pregnant women and new mothers without their consent or that of a doctor. Ms Nokes, who chairs the Women and Equalities Committee, called on the Home Office to act rather than "bunker down and defend policies and practices that are found to be inadequate". The remarks came after the Government rejected a call by the cross-party committee to abandon its plans to send children to the African nation. It also refused to stop moving pregnant women between asylum centres. Ms Nokes said: 'Today we hear the Government remains unwilling to rule out entirely plans to detain child asylum seekers or their removal to Rwanda. It is deeply disappointing that the Government has not listened to the concerns raised in our report on the risks of harm to children in the asylum system. 'Despite compelling evidence demonstrating the unnecessary risks created by recent legislation and the weaknesses of the Government's equality impact assessments, its response to our report shows the Government has no intention to address or even recognise genuine concerns." Ms Nokes said it was "unacceptable" that the Home Office has refused to set out a clear plan to monitor and address the "unequal effects" of the asylum process. She continued: "We are particularly concerned about the dangerous practice of moving pregnant women and new mothers without their consent or approval from medical professionals and the lack of adequate financial and practical support for them. 'Alarmingly, the Government will not even publish data on the number of pregnant women and new mothers in the system or the number of times they have been moved, so we cannot acc){kind=link}
Senior Tory MP Caroline Nokes called on the Home Office to listen to concerns rather than ‘bunker down and defend policies and practices that are found to be inadequate’
A senior Tory MP has hit out after the Government refused to rule out detaining children and sending them to Rwanda.
Caroline Nokes also voiced her alarm about the “dangerous practice” of moving pregnant women and new mothers without their consent or that of a doctor. Ms Nokes, who chairs the Women and Equalities Committee, called on the Home Office to act rather than “bunker down and defend policies and practices that are found to be inadequate”.
The remarks came after the Government rejected a call by the cross-party committee to abandon its plans to send children to the African nation. It also refused to stop moving pregnant women between asylum centres.
Ms Nokes said: “Today we hear the Government remains unwilling to rule out entirely plans to detain child asylum seekers or their removal to Rwanda. It is deeply disappointing that the Government has not listened to the concerns raised in our report on the risks of harm to children in the asylum system.