Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Jessica Morden Excerpts
Monday 28th June 2010

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damian Green Portrait Damian Green
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I am obviously aware of the problems that have emerged with what are perfectly reasonable investigations. Children are being brought a long way across the world unaccompanied, so it is not unreasonable for there to be some checks, but I am aware that there have been problems this year, and I shall be happy to take up any individual case that my hon. Friend would like to raise with me.

Jessica Morden Portrait Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab)
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At a time when the Government are looking to police forces to save money, will the Minister tell the House how much it will cost to elect and fund the proposed directly elected police commissioners?

Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait Nick Herbert
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We will be making further announcements in due course about our policy of replacing bureaucratic accountability with direct accountability through directly elected individuals.