Monday, 5 December 2016
The Secretary of State was asked—
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of unskilled migration on levels of employment.
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying different immigration rules to Scotland and other constituent parts of the UK.
What steps she is taking to ensure that police forces better represent the communities they serve.
What recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in other EU member states on freedom of movement.
What steps her Department is taking to tackle knife crime.
What steps her Department is taking to confiscate money from criminals; and what plans she has further to strengthen the asset recovery regime.
What steps she is taking to ensure that individual local authorities do not bear a disproportionate burden for supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
What the proportion of (a) charges and (b) convictions for crimes of violence against the person was relative to recorded offences in the most recent year for which data are available.
What legal protections are in place to protect people’s freedom of expression with regard to religious satire.
If she will take steps to (a) ensure that survivors of sexual and other gender-based violence are only held in immigration detention as a last resort and (b) monitor the effective implementation...
What steps she is taking to protect people from fraud and its effect on families and communities.
What steps she is taking to ensure that illegal migrants cannot profit from working in the UK.
What assessment her Department has made of the implications of the UK leaving the EU for (a) the number of and (b) skills required by its staff.
What steps she is taking to ensure that police and security services have the necessary powers to apprehend people planning terrorist attacks in the UK.
What steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
The following Member took and subscribed the Oath required by law: Sarah Jane Olney, for Richmond Park.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on Southern rail.
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am delighted to be able to open the debate in the absence of the Secretary of State, who is in Shanghai at the education summit. I know...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Children and Social Work Bill [Lords]:
(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 17 January 2017. (3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to...
(4) Proceedings on Consideration and proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on...
(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.—(Andrew Griffiths.) Question agreed to.
Question’s recommendation signified. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Children and Social Work...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Children and Social Work Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 25), That this House, at its rising on Thursday 30 March 2017, do adjourn until Tuesday 18 April 2017; at its rising on Thursday 27...
Ordered, That Jim Shannon be discharged from the Defence Committee and Gavin Robinson be added.—(Jackie Doyle-Price, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Ordered, That Ian Paisley and Gavin Robinson be discharged from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and Mr Gregory Campbell and Jim Shannon be added.—(Jackie Doyle-Price, on behalf of...
Ordered, That Gill Furniss be discharged from the Women and Equalities Committee and Tracy Brabin be added.—(Jackie Doyle-Price, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrew Griffiths.)
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