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Year
Department
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Byrne, Liam (15)
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Clauses 132 to 141 agreed to. Amendment to clause 142 negatived on division (9 votes to 10), and the clause disagreed to on division (9 votes to 10). Government amendment made to clause 143, and the clause agreed to as amended. Clauses 144, 145 and 147 agreed to. Government amendment made to clause 146 and the clause agreed to as amended. Clauses 148, and 150 to 153 agreed to. Government amendment made to clause 149 and the clause agreed to as amended. Schedule 15 agreed to. Government amendment made to clause 154 and the clause agreed to as amended. Government amendment made to schedule 16 and the schedule agreed to as amended. Clauses 155 to 158 agreed to. Government amendment made to clause 159 and the clause agreed to as amended. Clauses 160 to 163 agreed to. Government amendment made to clause 164 and the clause agreed to as amended. Clauses 165 to 167 agreed to. Clauses 168 and 169 disagreed to on division (7 votes to 10 in each case). Amendment to clause 170 debated and withdrawn, and the clause agreed to. Clauses 171 to 176 agreed to. Amendment to clause 177 negatived on division (9 votes to 10), and the clause agreed to. Clause 178 agreed to. Government amendment made to clause 179 and the clause agreed to as amended. Clauses 180 and 181 agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.
Clauses 132 to 141 agreed to. Amendment to clause 142 negatived on division (9 votes to 10), and the clause disagreed to on division (9 votes to 10). Government amendment made to clause 143, and the clause agreed to as amended. Clauses 144, 145 and 147 agreed to. Government amendment...
Lead member
Margot James
Answering member
Liam Byrne
Department
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings
Committee
Data Protection Bill (HL) Committee
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Legislation
Employment Rights Act 1996; Crime and Courts Act 2013; Digital Economy Act 2017; Data Protection Bill (HL) 2017-19; Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
Subjects
Children; Disclosure of information; Data protection; Codes of practice; Devolved matters; Damages; Delegated legislation; Data processing; Employment; Enforcement; EU law; Insurance companies; Legal costs; Internet; Journalism; Powers; Public interest; Newspaper press; Publishing; Scotland; Regulation; European Court of Justice; Information Commissioner's Office; Hybrid instruments; Impact assessments; Facebook; Brexit
Date
20 March 2018
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the demand for and supply of labour in the ethnic catering business and the effect on immigration policies; whether she plans to give consideration to placing all ethnic catering on the shortage occupation list;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the demand for and supply of labour in the ethnic catering business and the effect on immigration policies; whether she plans to give consideration to placing all ethnic catering on the shortage occupation list;...
Asked by
Lord Swire
(Conservative)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 April 2008
For answer on
30 April 2008
Answered on
12 June 2008
It will be for the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to make an assessment of labour market conditions in particular sectors of the economy and advise whether, as a consequence, particular occupations should appear on the shortage occupation list. The MAC has been tasked with producing a shortage occupation list in June 2008.Internal management information, which may be subject to change, indicates that there were a total of 3,473 enforcement visits carried out at restaurants and takeaways in 2007-08 of which 420 were carried out in Wales and the south-west for the same period.
Subjects
Catering; Enforcement; Immigration; Migrant workers; Vacancies
Date
12 June 2008
Reference
477 c479W; 203330
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she will consider the case of Mr. O.S. (Ref S1202771), who is awaiting the re-issue of asylum refusal papers in order to make an appeal.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she will consider the case of Mr. O.S. (Ref S1202771), who is awaiting the re-issue of asylum refusal papers in order to make an appeal.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 October 2007
For answer on
8 October 2007
Answered on
24 October 2007
I wrote to the hon. Member on 18 October 2007.
Subjects
Appeals; Asylum; Deportation; Enforcement
Date
24 October 2007
Reference
155827; 465 c344W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long she expects to take to consider the case of Mr. S.O. (Ref: O142114) who has applied for leave to remain under the 14-year concession but has been referred for enforcement action.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long she expects to take to consider the case of Mr. S.O. (Ref: O142114) who has applied for leave to remain under the 14-year concession but has been referred for enforcement action.
Asked by
Martin Linton
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 October 2007
For answer on
8 October 2007
Answered on
10 October 2007
Gill Mortlock, north west regional director for Border and Immigration Agency wrote to my hon. Friend on 21 September 2007.
Subjects
Deportation; Enforcement
Date
10 October 2007
Reference
155778; 464 c642-3W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he is taking to enforce immigration policies.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he is taking to enforce immigration policies.
Asked by
Lord Austin of Dudley
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 June 2007
For answer on
11 June 2007
Answered on
11 June 2007
What people want to see is the UK’s immigration system working fairly and effectively.That is why we have:"Removed more failed asylum seekers and illegal migrants than ever before;""stopped 180,000 people from boarding aircraft to Britain through our airline liaison officers and""revamped the old IND turning it into the new Border and Immigration Agency, making it more open and more accountable"We want go further—that is why we are:"Recruiting more immigration officers and police officers;""introducing tougher powers for front line staff; and""introducing a migration management system which gives those who can contribute the most the best chance of entering this country."
Subjects
Enforcement; Immigration controls
Date
11 June 2007
Reference
141133; 461 c879-80W
House
House of Commons
Far be it from me to intrude into the fantasy life of another hon. Member, but if the House will permit me a brief intervention, it is fanciful to argue that we can tackle illegal immigration while opposing penalties for smuggling people in, as the Conservative party did in 1999; while opposing the simplification of the appeals process in 2004; and while proposing to halve, by £900 million, the budget for the IND and to vote against ID cards, too. All those measures are required to police illegal working and illegal immigration in a modern economy. Yes, we need to increase resources. That is why we will double resources over the next few years. Yes, we need to change the law, and proposals will come into place in 2007. But let us not pretend that the kind of measures proposed by the Conservative party would have any impact whatsoever.
Far be it from me to intrude into the fantasy life of another hon. Member, but if the House will permit me a brief intervention, it is fanciful to argue that we can tackle illegal immigration while opposing penalties for smuggling people in, as the Conservative party did in 1999; while opposing the simplification of the appeals process in 2004; and while proposing to halve, by £900 million, the budget for the IND and to vote against ID cards, too. All those measures are required to police illegal working and illegal immigration in a modern economy. Yes, we need to increase resources. That is why we will double resources over the next few years. Yes, we need to change the law, and proposals will come into place in 2007. But let us not pretend that the kind of measures proposed by the Conservative party would have any impact whatsoever.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Tony Baldry
(Conservative)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
The Minister must be aware that there is not a Member who does not have within their constituency those who have applied for asylum who often have to wait months, sometimes years, for their asylum applications to be dealt with and, likewise, those who have had their asylum applications turned down who are, again, held in limbo for some considerable time before being removed from the country. Invariably and inevitably, those people are sucked into the black economy. Is not the reason for illegal immigrants simply that the Home Office and the immigration and nationality directorate have not got a grip on the asylum system?
Subjects
Employment; Enforcement; Undocumented migrants
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
454 c14-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that comment. We are working with a wide range of employers and the CBI, as well as with trade unions, to understand how we can come down much harder on the cause of illegal immigration, which is obviously not the great British weather, but the opportunity to work in a sustained and growing economy. That is not only why we are doubling the resources that we are investing in enforcement and removal, but why we are proposing a new package of measures, so that those employers who break the rule, undercut competitors and employ people illegally will now face not only civil penalties, but where necessary, unlimited fines and imprisonment.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that comment. We are working with a wide range of employers and the CBI, as well as with trade unions, to understand how we can come down much harder on the cause of illegal immigration, which is obviously not the great British weather, but the opportunity to work in a sustained and growing economy. That is not only why we are doubling the resources that we are investing in enforcement and removal, but why we are proposing a new package of measures, so that those employers who break the rule, undercut competitors and employ people illegally will now face not only civil penalties, but where necessary, unlimited fines and imprisonment.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Gordon Banks
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Does the Minister agree that certain sectors of industry lend themselves to that kind of abuse more readily than others? Coming from the construction industry, I have considerable experience of that sector. Does he agree that the construction industry is just such a sector? What is he doing and who is he speaking to in the trade unions, trade bodies and other appropriate organisations and Departments to try to halt such abuse?
Subjects
Employment; Enforcement; Undocumented migrants
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
454 c14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
There are very few things about which I disagree with my right hon. Friend but, unfortunately, this is one of them. As he will know, the question that all EU countries must confront upon the accession of Bulgaria and Romania is not whether to lift restrictions on their labour markets but how quickly to lift them over the next four or five years. The decision that we took—it commanded some support not only in the business community, but in the House—was that we should not throw the door open very quickly, but gradually.
We need to understand the impact of the last wave of accession. My right hon. Friend is right to say that it is important that we help employers to understand their obligations. That is precisely why I wrote to 500,000 of them over the last few weeks. We will spend significant amounts more over the next few months so that employers know their obligations. He alluded to an important point: without a means of establishing someone’s identity in this modern economy, the job is difficult. That is why we need ID cards.
There are very few things about which I disagree with my right hon. Friend but, unfortunately, this is one of them. As he will know, the question that all EU countries must confront upon the accession of Bulgaria and Romania is not whether to lift restrictions on their labour markets but how quickly to lift them over the next four or five years. The decision that we took—it commanded some support not only in the business community, but in the House—was that we should not throw the door open very quickly, but gradually.
We need to understand the impact of the last wave of accession. My right hon. Friend is right to say that it is important that we help employers to understand their obligations. That is precisely why I wrote to 500,000 of them over the last few weeks. We will spend significant amounts more over the next few months so that employers know their obligations. He alluded to an important point: without a means of establishing someone’s identity in this modern economy, the job is difficult. That is why we need ID cards.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Will the situation not be made much worse by the Minister’s decision on Romania and Bulgaria, whereby EU citizens from some countries will be prevented from working, whereas citizens from other countries, such as Poland and Hungary, are allowed to work? Does that not create enormous confusion in the minds of employers? What steps will he take to ensure that he publicises those changes, rather than concentrating on removal, to make employers more aware of the situation, rather than acting in a way that could cause even greater problems for the operation of the lamentable immigration and nationality directorate?
Subjects
Employment; Enforcement; Undocumented migrants
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
454 c15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The hon. Gentleman will know something about this matter, because the Opposition abstained on the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act in 2005. The Act proposed a penalty for knowingly employing illegal immigrants and introduced new sanctions of unlimited fines, and imprisonment. The premise of his point is wrong. Business in this country has a responsibility to help to police illegal immigration. That is precisely why the CBI has joined with us, so that it can help draw up the rules that drive out bad employers. He is right to say that we must strengthen border controls—indeed we must, but that is exactly why biometric identity systems will be so important, not just for British nationals, but for foreign nationals and those who seek to visit this country from abroad. Over the months to come, as we debate the matter over and again, I anticipate that many members of the Opposition will join the right hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Mr. Howard), who made it clear on the radio a year or two ago that, where the police have said that they see a case for using ID cards to tackle illegal immigration, he believes that that is true.
The hon. Gentleman will know something about this matter, because the Opposition abstained on the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act in 2005. The Act proposed a penalty for knowingly employing illegal immigrants and introduced new sanctions of unlimited fines, and imprisonment. The premise of his point is wrong. Business in this country has a responsibility to help to police illegal immigration. That is precisely why the CBI has joined with us, so that it can help draw up the rules that drive out bad employers. He is right to say that we must strengthen border controls—indeed we must, but that is exactly why biometric identity systems will be so important, not just for British nationals, but for foreign nationals and those who seek to visit this country from abroad. Over the months to come, as we debate the matter over and again, I anticipate that many members of the Opposition will join the right hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Mr. Howard), who made it clear on the radio a year or two ago that, where the police have said that they see a case for using ID cards to tackle illegal immigration, he believes that that is true.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Damian Green
(Conservative)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
One has to admire the Minister’s chutzpah in criticising employers of illegal immigrants when one of the employers caught using illegal immigrant cleaners was the Home Office in July. Tonight, a BBC ““Panorama”” special will expose how ridiculously easy it is to obtain a fake passport from another EU country and to be allowed freely into this country with it. Will he tell the House what penalty is appropriate for an employer who relies on that same fake passport as evidence of the right to work and will he not admit that the biggest problem is not the employers, but the fact that the Government’s system of border control has been exposed as completely inadequate?
Subjects
Employment; Enforcement; Undocumented migrants
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
454 c15-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
We have a number of measures in place, but, ultimately, there is no substitute for a big expansion in the available resources to police that. That is why I am glad that we were able to take the first step a week or two ago, outlining plans to hire 800 extra officers and investigators to uncover those businesses that break the rules. The transformation and overhaul of the IND will not be done overnight. It will take place over months and years to come. Ultimately, there will be no substitute for that in tackling the problems that my hon. Friend outlines.
We have a number of measures in place, but, ultimately, there is no substitute for a big expansion in the available resources to police that. That is why I am glad that we were able to take the first step a week or two ago, outlining plans to hire 800 extra officers and investigators to uncover those businesses that break the rules. The transformation and overhaul of the IND will not be done overnight. It will take place over months and years to come. Ultimately, there will be no substitute for that in tackling the problems that my hon. Friend outlines.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
What is my hon. Friend doing about people who have been granted leave to stay and allowed to take employment, but whose span of time has run out and who are waiting to renew that permission? Many employers are letting those people go.
Subjects
Employment; Enforcement; Undocumented migrants
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
454 c16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To strengthen the existing powers to prosecute and fine the employers of illegal migrant workers, we took action in the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 to introduce a system of civil penalties for careless employers and a criminal offence of knowingly employing illegal workers. That will come into force by the end of 2007.
To strengthen the existing powers to prosecute and fine the employers of illegal migrant workers, we took action in the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 to introduce a system of civil penalties for careless employers and a criminal offence of knowingly employing illegal workers. That will come into force by the end of 2007.
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Asked by
Gordon Banks
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties that apply to employers of illegal immigrants.
Subjects
Employment; Enforcement; Undocumented migrants
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
454 c14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties that apply to employers of illegal immigrants.
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties that apply to employers of illegal immigrants.
Asked by
Gordon Banks
(Labour)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 November 2006
For answer on
4 December 2006
Answered on
4 December 2006
To strengthen the existing powers to prosecute and fine the employers of illegal migrant workers, we took action in the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 to introduce a system of civil penalties for careless employers and a criminal offence of knowingly employing illegal workers. That will come into force by the end of 2007.
Subjects
Employment; Enforcement; Undocumented migrants
Date
4 December 2006
Reference
454 c14; 106796
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1169–70W, on healthcare professionals recruitment, (1) what sanctions (a) are available and (b) have been used in cases in which a breach of the code of practice on the International Recruitment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1169–70W, on healthcare professionals recruitment, (1) what sanctions (a) are available and (b) have been used in cases in which a breach of the code of practice on the International Recruitment...
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 November 2005
For answer on
21 November 2005
Answered on
5 December 2005
[holding answer 21 November 2005]: NHS Employers are responsible for monitoring the code of practice, investigating alleged breaches of the code and applying any appropriate sanctions. The latter can include investigation and removal from the list of agencies adhering to the code of practice. The Department receives regular reports on compliance with the code from NHS Employers and holds regular review meetings with NHS Employers on the operation of the code. There is routine liaison between officials of the Department and NHS Employers. To date, 11 agencies have been removed from the list for breaches of the code.
Subjects
Codes of practice; Enforcement; Health professions; NHS; Recruitment; Migrant workers
Date
5 December 2005
Reference
440 c1062W;440 c1062W; 30787
House
House of Commons
(2) how many breaches of the code of practice have been identified by NHS employers; how many of these have led to penalties (a) after the code of practice was first published and (b) since it was revised in December 2004;
(2) how many breaches of the code of practice have been identified by NHS employers; how many of these have led to penalties (a) after the code of practice was first published and (b) since it was revised in December 2004;
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 November 2005
For answer on
21 November 2005
Answered on
5 December 2005
[holding answer 21 November 2005]: NHS Employers are responsible for monitoring the code of practice, investigating alleged breaches of the code and applying any appropriate sanctions. The latter can include investigation and removal from the list of agencies adhering to the code of practice. The Department receives regular reports on compliance with the code from NHS Employers and holds regular review meetings with NHS Employers on the operation of the code. There is routine liaison between officials of the Department and NHS Employers. To date, 11 agencies have been removed from the list for breaches of the code.
Subjects
Codes of practice; Enforcement; Health professions; NHS; Recruitment; Migrant workers
Date
5 December 2005
Reference
440 c1062W;440 c1062W; 30788
House
House of Commons
(3) what discussions her Department has had with NHS employers on the effectiveness of the monitoring of compliance with the Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Healthcare Professionals; and what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) systems of monitoring used and (b) steps taken...
(3) what discussions her Department has had with NHS employers on the effectiveness of the monitoring of compliance with the Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Healthcare Professionals; and what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) systems of monitoring used and (b) steps taken...
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Liam Byrne
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 November 2005
For answer on
21 November 2005
Answered on
5 December 2005
[holding answer 21 November 2005]: NHS Employers are responsible for monitoring the code of practice, investigating alleged breaches of the code and applying any appropriate sanctions. The latter can include investigation and removal from the list of agencies adhering to the code of practice. The Department receives regular reports on compliance with the code from NHS Employers and holds regular review meetings with NHS Employers on the operation of the code. There is routine liaison between officials of the Department and NHS Employers. To date, 11 agencies have been removed from the list for breaches of the code.
Subjects
Codes of practice; Enforcement; Health professions; NHS; Recruitment; Migrant workers
Date
5 December 2005
Reference
440 c1062W;440 c1062W; 30791
House
House of Commons