Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department

– in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 14 December 2009.

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  • Police Community Support Officers (8 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of police community support officers in tackling antisocial behaviour; and if he will make a statement.

  • Detention of Children (UK Border Agency) (11 speeches)

    What recent discussions he has had with the UK Border Agency on its policy on detention of children.

  • DNA Database (10 speeches)

    How many records have been removed from the national DNA database in the last 12 months.

  • Police Services (Administrative Burden) (14 speeches)

    What recent representations he has received on the administrative burden on police services.

  • Student Visas (15 speeches, 1 annotation)

    I call Miss Kirkbride. The hon. Lady is not here, so I call Mr. Evennett.

  • US-UK Extradition Treaty (8 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the operation of the provisions of the US-UK extradition treaty.

  • Early Intervention (Nottingham) (4 speeches)

    If he will visit Nottingham to discuss the effect on crime statistics of the city's early intervention programme.

  • UK Border Agency (4 speeches)

    What mechanisms are in place at the UK Border Agency to ensure compliance with agreed internal processes and procedures for handling cases and contracts.

  • Police Counter-Terrorism Units (4 speeches)

    What assessment he has made of the performance of police regional counter-terrorism units against their objectives.

  • North Yorkshire Police (4 speeches)

    What plans he has for the future funding of North Yorkshire police; and if he will make a statement.

  • Domestic Violence Advisers (4 speeches)

    How much funding his Department has allocated for independent domestic violence advisers in the next 12 months.

  • Police Numbers (4 speeches)

    How many front-line police officers there were in England (a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.

  • Policing and Crime Act (Section 14) (6 speeches)

    What plans he has to publicise the change in the law contained in section 14 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009.

  • Police Numbers (Northamptonshire) (4 speeches)

    How many police officers there are per 100,000 population in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England.

  • Police Services (Administrative Burden) (6 speeches)

    What recent representations he has received on the administrative burden on police services.

  • Student Visas (4 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the system for processing student visa applications.

  • Topical Questions (36 speeches, 1 annotation)

    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

  • Afghanistan and the EU Council (71 speeches, 2 annotations)

    With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on my visit to Afghanistan and to report on the conclusions of the European Council and our role in the global talks on climate...

  • Personal Care at Home Bill (206 speeches)

    Second Reading

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