Results 1-20 of 73 for id cards speaker:Liam Byrne

Written Answers — Home Department: Biometrics: Airports (29 Sep 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...enabled measures have already been introduced or are planned for deployment by the UK Border Agency. These include: The processing of 1(st) and 2(nd) generation e-travel documents (passports and ID cards) at the Border; The recording of the biometrics of all individuals applying for a visa or entry clearance to travel to the UK; The enrolment of biometrics of foreign nationals in the UK...

Written Answers — Home Department: Illegal Immigrants (29 Sep 2008)

Liam Byrne: holding answer 10 September 2008 The information requested on known overstayers could be obtained only by the detailed examination of individual case records at disproportionate cost. No Government have ever been able to produce an accurate figure for the number of people who are in the country illegally. By its very nature it is impossible to quantify accurately and that remains the case....

Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Pakistan (22 Jul 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...of reform to border protection which also includes the global roll-out of fingerprint visas, compulsory watch-list checks for all travellers from high-risk countries before they land in Britain and ID cards for foreign nationals.

Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students (8 Jul 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...of border protection which also includes the global roll-out of fingerprint visas, compulsory watch-list checks for all travellers from high-risk countries before they land in Britain, and ID cards for foreign nationals. On 19 June 2008, the Government set out their plan to more robustly enforce the immigration rules by developing and strengthening partnerships with the police, local...

Written Answers — Home Department: Illegal Immigrants (16 Jun 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...programme of border protection which also includes the global roll-out of fingerprint visas, compulsory watch-list checks for all travellers from high-risk countries before they land in Britain and ID cards for foreign nationals.

Written Answers — Home Department: Overseas Visitors (11 Jun 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...accurately and that remains the case. Information on the number of family visitors to the United Kingdom who overstayed their visa could only be obtained by the detailed examination of individual case records at disproportionate cost. As one of the Government's ten substantive changes to the border and immigration system in 2008 we will count in and out the majority of foreign nationals....

Written Answers — Home Department: Identity Cards: Foreigners (7 May 2008)

Liam Byrne: The latest estimate for the cost of introducing identity cards for foreign nationals is planned to be published on 6 May 2008 in the document 'Identity Cards Act 2006—Section 37 Report to Parliament about the Likely Costs of the ID Cards Scheme'. The document will be available to Members in the parliamentary Libraries. This report is published every six months and contains the most...

Written Answers — Home Department: Work Permits (28 Apr 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...of reform to border protection which also includes the global roll-out of fingerprint visas, compulsory watch-list checks for all travellers from high-risk countries before they land in Britain and ID cards for foreign nationals.

Business of the House: Points-Based Immigration System (24 Apr 2008) has video

Liam Byrne: I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of a points-based immigration system. I am grateful for the chance to debate in the House one of the most important pieces of the Government's immigration reform programme for 2008. At the beginning of the year I said that this year would see the biggest changes that we have made to the immigration system and to our border security for...

Business of the House: Points-Based Immigration System (24 Apr 2008) has video

Liam Byrne: We need to take several measures in order to ensure that we have proper statistics. That was a valid part of the House of Lords' criticism. First, we must arrange systems for counting people in and out of the country. Parties on both sides of the House bear some responsibility for the fact that we are unable to do that. Exit controls were phased out in 1994, and this Government finished the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Illegal Immigrants (21 Apr 2008) has video

Liam Byrne: ...the country illegally. By Christmas, however, our border information systems will count in and out the majority of foreign nationals. Together with fingerprinting visa applicants and the issuing of ID cards to foreign nationals, that will ensure that a much more effective set of controls will be in place.

Written Answers — Home Department: Illegal Immigrants (21 Apr 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...illegally. By Christmas, our Border Information Systems will count in and out the majority of foreign nationals. This, together with the fingerprinting of all visa applicants and the issuing of ID cards to foreign nationals creates a far more effective set of controls.

Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration (31 Mar 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...programme of border protection which also includes the global roll-out of fingerprint visas, compulsory watch-list checks for all travellers from high-risk countries before they land in Britain and ID cards for foreign nationals.

Border and Immigration Agency (20 Mar 2008) has video

Liam Byrne: .... I am also grateful to him for taking the time and trouble earlier today to brief me personally on the cases. As you know, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I always try to make myself available to discuss individual cases with hon. Members and to resolve issues wherever I can. I represent a constituency with quite a large number of immigration cases, so I look at this system very much from two...

Written Answers — Home Department: Asylum (10 Mar 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...programme of border protection which also includes the global roll-out of fingerprint visas, compulsory watch-list checks for all travellers from high-risk countries before they land in Britain and ID cards for foreign nationals.

Written Answers — Home Department: Illegal Immigrants (25 Feb 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...programme of border protection which also includes the global roll-out of fingerprint visas, compulsory watch-list checks for all travellers from high-risk countries before they land in Britain and ID cards for foreign nationals.

Written Answers — Home Department: Illegal Immigrants (18 Feb 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...accurate figure for the number of people who are in the country illegally. By its very nature it is impossible to quantify accurately and that remains the case. It is therefore not possible to provide an estimate for the number of immigrants known to be illegally resident in each constituency. Exit controls were phased out from 1994. As part of the Government's 10-point plan for delivery,...

Written Answers — Home Department: Deportation (6 Feb 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...to quantify accurately and that remains the case. Information on the number of people who overstayed their visa and were subsequently removed could be obtained by the detailed examination of individual case records only at disproportionate cost. Exit controls were phased out from 1994. As part of the Government's 10-point plan for delivery, by Christmas 2008 the majority of foreign...

Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: Migration Reform (Points-based System) (6 Feb 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...staff. The PBS will form part of a robust system that is designed to prevent illegal migration. Associated measures will include big fines for employers who do not make checks and compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals make checks easier. We will continue to welcome those who promise to abide by the rules but we will hold to account those who break the rules, including automatic...

Written Ministerial Statements — Home Department: Nationality and Immigration Services (Fees 2008-09) (30 Jan 2008)

Liam Byrne: ...or to contribute to the true end-to-end costs of the immigration system—must also be specified in regulations before both Houses, but are subject to the affirmative process. Yesterday I laid regulations setting fees for certain areas of the immigration system, including the first parts of the new Points Based System to be implemented. These regulations propose fees for applications...