Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department

– in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 19 November 2012.

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The Secretary of State was asked—

  • Front-line Police Officers (12 speeches)

    What change in the number of front-line police officers there has been since May 2010.

  • Immigration Rules (10 speeches)

    What plans she has to review the timing, frequency and communication of changes to the immigration rules and associated guidance.

  • Drugs Strategy (8 speeches, 2 annotations)

    What recent assessment she has made of the Government’s drugs strategy; and if she will make a statement.

  • Student Visa System (10 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking to reform the student visa system; and if she will make a statement.

  • Policing Levels (East Midlands) (6 speeches)

    What recent assessment she has made of policing levels in the east midlands; and if she will make a statement.

  • UK Border Force (6 speeches)

    What assessment she has made of the morale of staff in the UK Border Force.

  • Asylum Seekers (6 speeches)

    What plans she has to speed up the removal of people refused asylum in the UK.

  • Policing (Bureaucracy) (11 speeches)

    What steps she is taking to reduce bureaucracy in policing.

  • Student Visas (8 speeches)

    How many student visas she expects to be issued in 2013.

  • Visa System (6 speeches)

    What steps her Department is taking through the visa system to enable business and tourist visitors to contribute to economic growth.

  • Police Procurement (7 speeches)

    What assessment she has made of the potential for achieving savings through economies of scale in police procurement.

  • Antisocial Behaviour (6 speeches)

    What progress her Department has made in reducing levels of alcohol-related antisocial behaviour.

  • Police and Crime Commissioners (6 speeches)

    When she plans to meet the police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester.

  • Gangmasters Licensing Authority (6 speeches)

    What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the effectiveness of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority in tackling trafficked labour.

  • Topical Questions (39 speeches)

    If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

  • UK Aid (Uganda and Rwanda) (39 speeches)

    (Urgent Question ): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on UK aid to Uganda and Rwanda in light of renewed conflict by M23 rebels in Goma,...

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