New Clause 8

UK Borders Bill

Public Bill Committees, 20 March 2007, 4:45 pm

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Border and Immigration Inspectorate: Reports

‘(1) The Chief Inspector shall report in writing to the Secretary of State—

(a) once each calendar year, in relation to the performance of the functions under section [Border and Immigration Inspectorate: Establishment] generally, and

(b) at other times as requested by the Secretary of State in relation to specified matters.

(2) The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament a copy of any report received under subsection (1).

(3) But a copy may omit material if the Secretary of State thinks that its publication—

(a) is undesirable for reasons of national security, or

(b) might jeopardise an individual’s safety.’.—[Mr. Byrne.]

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Brought up, and read the First and Second time.

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Amendment proposed to the proposed new clause: (a), in line 9, after ‘State’, insert ‘and the Information Commissioner’.

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Question put, That the amendment be made:—

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The Committee divided: Ayes 6, Noes 8.

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Division number 16 - 6 yes, 8 no

Voting yes: Crispin Blunt, James Clappison, David Davies, Damian Green, John Hemming, Stewart Jackson

Voting no: Liam Byrne, Alan Campbell, Sharon Hodgson, Kerry McCarthy, Chris Mole, Joan Ryan, Kitty Ussher, Iain Wright

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Question accordingly negatived.

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Clause added to the Bill.

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