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Proceeding contribution from Keith Vaz (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 July 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords].


Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]

I raised with the Home Secretary a matter that I had raised with his predecessor. Of course the Minister with responsibility for identity is entitled to her maternity leave, and we wish her well in her motherly duties. However, we felt that this was a difficult period for the Home Office, and that it was important that her job should be filled for this limited time—we are all sure that she will come back at the end of this period. We were told by the Home Secretary that it was the "substantial" figure of Lord Brett—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
496 c251 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Appeals Courts Asylum Detainees Deportation British nationality Borders Eligibility Immigration controls Immigration Human trafficking Judicial review Gurkhas Northern Ireland Migrant workers Republic of Ireland Detention centres UK Border Agency Highly skilled migrant programme Common travel area
Legislation
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk