Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Government amendments to schedule 1 agreed to. Another amendment withdrawn. Clauses 11 to 13 agreed to. Government amendments made to clause 14. Another amendment negatived on division (9 votes to 10). Clauses 14 and 15 agreed to as amended. Government amendments to schedule 2 agreed to. Another amendment debated and negatived on division (9 votes to 10). A further amendment debated and withdrawn. Schedule 2 agreed to as amended. Government amendment made to schedule 3. Schedule 3 agreed to as amended. Schedule 4 agreed to. Clause 16 agreed to on division (10 votes to 9). Government amendment made to clause 17. Clause 17 agreed to as amended. Government amendment made to schedule 5. Schedule 5 agreed to as amended. Clause 18 agreed to. Government amendment made to clause 19. Clause 19 agreed to as amended. Clauses 20 to 22 agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House. Committee adjourned.

Government amendments to schedule 1 agreed to. Another amendment withdrawn. Clauses 11 to 13 agreed to. Government amendments made to clause 14. Another amendment negatived on division (9 votes to 10). Clauses 14 and 15 agreed to as amended. Government amendments to schedule 2 agreed to. Another amendment debated and...

Second reading. Agreed to on question. Programme motion on Committal to a Public Bill Committee, proceedings in Committee, on Report and up to and including Third reading, and other proceedings. Agreed to on question. Money resolution. Queen's recommendation signified. Agreed to on question.

Second reading. Agreed to on question. Programme motion on Committal to a Public Bill Committee, proceedings in Committee, on Report and up to and including Third reading, and other proceedings. Agreed to on question. Money resolution. Queen's recommendation signified. Agreed to on question.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on public expenditure of the admission to the UK of 36,000 Gurkhas residents.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on public expenditure of the admission to the UK of 36,000 Gurkhas residents.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what account is taken of gallantry awards for service in the armed forces in determining applications for settlement in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what account is taken of gallantry awards for service in the armed forces in determining applications for settlement in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria she used to determine which of the 19,000 foreign nationals, dealt with as old cases, have been granted leave to remain; how many of these have previous convictions either in the UK or another country; what checks were...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria she used to determine which of the 19,000 foreign nationals, dealt with as old cases, have been granted leave to remain; how many of these have previous convictions either in the UK or another country; what checks were...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what use the UK Border Agency will make of data collected during biometric fingerprint checks at airports.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what use the UK Border Agency will make of data collected during biometric fingerprint checks at airports.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent, including on legal fees and compensation, in connection with the recent settlement of the case of the detainee who suffered a mental breakdown while at Yarl’s Wood Detention and Removal Centre during 2005, the subject of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent, including on legal fees and compensation, in connection with the recent settlement of the case of the detainee who suffered a mental breakdown while at Yarl’s Wood Detention and Removal Centre during 2005, the subject of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects a decision to be made on the immigration status of Mr Rajwant Karr (Ref 1583563).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects a decision to be made on the immigration status of Mr Rajwant Karr (Ref 1583563).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration and asylum cases have been dealt with by legacy case teams in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland to date; how many such cases remain outstanding; when she expects each such case to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration and asylum cases have been dealt with by legacy case teams in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland to date; how many such cases remain outstanding; when she expects each such case to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times passenger queues at Heathrow Airport incoming immigration security checks have exceeded the designated maximum 10 minute waiting period in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times passenger queues at Heathrow Airport incoming immigration security checks have exceeded the designated maximum 10 minute waiting period in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many legacy immigration cases were being handled by her Department on 31 March 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many legacy immigration cases were being handled by her Department on 31 March 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department plans to collect additional data from migrants via landing cards.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department plans to collect additional data from migrants via landing cards.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedures are in place to ascertain and record the citizenship of children who (a) accompany foreign national parents (i) into immigration detention and (ii) upon removal from the UK and (b) are included in family removal directions made under...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedures are in place to ascertain and record the citizenship of children who (a) accompany foreign national parents (i) into immigration detention and (ii) upon removal from the UK and (b) are included in family removal directions made under...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on how many occasions the Immigration Service has used police cells to hold immigrants in each police force area in each year since 1997; and what the average cost of such accommodation was in each year in each police...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on how many occasions the Immigration Service has used police cells to hold immigrants in each police force area in each year since 1997; and what the average cost of such accommodation was in each year in each police...

(2) what the nightly rate paid by the Immigration Service for the use of police cells was to each police force in each year since 1997.

(2) what the nightly rate paid by the Immigration Service for the use of police cells was to each police force in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Government plans to extend the domestic violence rule to include all abused women with insecure immigration status.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Government plans to extend the domestic violence rule to include all abused women with insecure immigration status.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children who are British citizens are in immigration detention; and for how long they have been there.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children who are British citizens are in immigration detention; and for how long they have been there.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will ensure that the Minister of State gives personal consideration to the exceptional aspects of the case of Mrs Sara Said, the constituent of the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will ensure that the Minister of State gives personal consideration to the exceptional aspects of the case of Mrs Sara Said, the constituent of the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) targets have been set, (b) guidance issued and (c) objectives determined in relation to (i) the time to be taken for processing applications for leave to remain and (ii) information on the progress of such applications to be...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) targets have been set, (b) guidance issued and (c) objectives determined in relation to (i) the time to be taken for processing applications for leave to remain and (ii) information on the progress of such applications to be...