Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 13 November 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Security Industry Authority

Statement on the Security Industry Authority licensing checks and the issue of entitlement to work in the United Kingdom.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 467 c531-41
Session: 2007-08
Department: Home Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2007-0086
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Deposited papers
House of Lords
House of Commons; Deposited Paper DEP2007-0114
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Deposited papers
House of Lords
House of Commons; Security Industry Authority
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Written questions
House of Commons; Security Guards: Licensing
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c541 (Link to this contribution) Never mind whether it is the public or the private sector, there is rightly continued enforcement ac...; Rob Marris | 467 c541 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my right hon. Friend on resisting the naive siren calls of Opposition Members who see...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c540-1 (Link to this contribution) This is another area where sharing intelligence across government—in this case between the Border an...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c540 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Before the SIA, the security industry in this country was unregu...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c538 (Link to this contribution) I did not tell the Prime Minister because there was not a fiasco; action was taken to strengthen the...; Chris Mole | 467 c538 (Link to this contribution) Will my right hon. Friend expand on how the introduction of ID cards for foreign nationals will help...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c538 (Link to this contribution) As of 1 October, one of the things that we have tightened is the documents that must be provided to ...; Dari Taylor | 467 c538 (Link to this contribution) When a full analysis of the situation is made, does the Home Secretary believe that it would be appr...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c538 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. I am genuinely interested in how we can ensure that only th...; Lord Robathan | 467 c538 (Link to this contribution) The Home Secretary stated:"““The fit and proper person requirement primarily involves establishing””...; Adrian Bailey | 467 c539 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Home Secretary on using the SIA, set up by this Government, to tackle this partic...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c539 (Link to this contribution) As we made clear in response to the hon. Gentleman's question, it is the responsibility of security ...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c539 (Link to this contribution) I would not want to make a commitment to the House that I was not clear that we could deliver. My ho...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c539 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. Up to 2003, it was of course the case that there was no reg...; Pete Wishart | 467 c539 (Link to this contribution) How many of the people identified so far have held high-security jobs in Scotland? What discussions ...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c539 (Link to this contribution) No, I obviously cannot give the hon. Gentleman details about those people working in Scotland. Scott...; David Clelland | 467 c539 (Link to this contribution) Is not this the industry that, under the Conservative Government, was allowed to get away with payin...; Keith Simpson | 467 c540 (Link to this contribution) Following the question by my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Mr. ...; Speaker | 467 c540 (Link to this contribution) Order. Let the Home Secretary speak. It is out of order for hon. Members to shout across the Chamber...; Andrew Miller | 467 c540 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps I, along with Members from other parties who were on the Committee that passed the legislati...; Keith Vaz | 467 c535 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the Home Secretary's statement, the actions that she has taken and her undertaking to retu...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c534-5 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman says that there are two tests for the Government: whether effective action ...; David Davis | 467 c533-4 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Home Secretary for advance sight of her statement. When the current Prime Minister beca...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c531-3 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on Security Industry Authority licens...; Jeremy Browne | 467 c535-6 (Link to this contribution) May I start by apologising on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr. Clegg) ...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c536 (Link to this contribution) We are all sorry that the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr. Clegg) decided to campaign today ra...; Frank Dobson | 467 c536 (Link to this contribution) Does my right hon. Friend accept that most sensible people would expect any Home Secretary, particul...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c536-7 (Link to this contribution) We take seriously the responsibility of employers to carry out right-to-work checks for their employ...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c535 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend has made an important point. First, the SIA has expected much tighter documenta...; Lord Howard of Lympne | 467 c538 (Link to this contribution) When the fiasco first came to light, did the Home Secretary tell the Prime Minister? If not, why not...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c537 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman is just plain wrong. As I spelled out to the hon. Member for Taunton a few ...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c537-8 (Link to this contribution) I did not have the pleasure of serving on the Committee that considered the Private Security Industr...; Lord Blunkett | 467 c537 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my right hon. Friend on her very clear statement. Will she confirm that, during the p...; Lord Redwood | 467 c541 (Link to this contribution) Since the Home Secretary reminded all public sector employers of their duties under the legislation,...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c540 (Link to this contribution) I certainly think that it is important that we support high-quality employers in the security indust...; James Clappison | 467 c540 (Link to this contribution) Were the workers in question in possession of national insurance numbers, and should not their legal...; David TC Davies | 467 c539 (Link to this contribution) The questions referred to in the statement were tabled in September 2006 in response to industry ins...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c541 (Link to this contribution) I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. Although I have consistently pushed for work to analyse th...; Baroness Smith of Malvern | 467 c540 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman should listen. I said that I did not inform the Prime Minister because there was ...; Lord Lilley | 467 c537 (Link to this contribution) Has the Home Secretary asked herself why all the failures of her Department are in the same directio...
Subjects: Employment Licensing Immigration Identity cards Monitoring Migrant workers Vetting Security Work permits Security Industry Authority Border and Immigration Agency
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