Monday, 20 November 2017
I am sure that the whole House will join me in sending our very best wishes to Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as they celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary today.
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent steps she has taken to reduce the level of knife crime.
What steps she is taking to reduce dangerous journeys for unaccompanied child refugees with family in the UK.
How many applications for indefinite leave to remain are under consideration by her Department.
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the economic effect of changes to immigration rules after the UK leaves the EU.
What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on additional funding to increase the remuneration of people employed by fire and rescue services.
Whether her Department has commissioned research into alternatives to the use of immigration detention centres.
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of regional organised crime units.
If she will meet representatives from the Scottish fishing industry to discuss visas for crew members from outside the EEA.
What progress she has made on bringing perpetrators of major cyber-crimes to justice.
Whether she plans to exclude international students from the Government's net migration target.
What progress she has made on implementing the Dubs scheme.
What recent steps she has taken to reduce the level of knife crime.
Whether she plans to introduce a new police funding formula in the next 12 months.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will make a statement on the management and operation of the Student Loans Company.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement to the House on the humanitarian and political situation in Yemen and the implications of the conflict for regional security. Her...
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Before I call the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to move the first Ways and Means motion, I should make it clear to the House that all three founding resolutions will be debated together. I...
Resolved, (1) That provision may be made— (a) amending the law relating to value added tax in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, (b) amending the...
Queen’s recommendation signified. Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session which imposes a duty of customs, it is expedient— (a) to authorise the payment out...
Presentation and First Reading Mel Stride accordingly presented a Bill to impose and regulate a duty of customs by reference to the importation of goods into the United Kingdom; to confer a...
With the leave of the House, we will take motions 2 to 5 together. Ordered,
That John Grogan be a member of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
That Ronnie Cowan be discharged from the Procedure Committee and Alison Thewliss be added.
That Stephen Morgan be a member of the Committee of Public Accounts.
That Tonia Antoniazzi be a member of the Women and Equalities Committee.—(David Evennett, on behalf of the Selection Committee.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Andrew Stephenson.)
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