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Written Question
Gurpal Virdi
Wednesday 9th May 2018

Asked by: Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the names and job titles were of the Gold Group members who considered the investigation of allegations against former police sergeant Gurpal Virdi.

Answered by Nick Hurd

The Home Office does not hold this information which is an operational matter for the Metropolitan Police Service.


Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"I shall make this point now, because it is one that those listening to the debate will not necessarily know. When it comes to healthcare, emergency treatment is available to all, regardless of who they are; it is more routine and elective care for which there are, rightly, checks. I …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"I am sorry I was not here for the beginning of the debate. I was taking part in questions in the Chamber, where a statement had been asked for. May I say to my brother, the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy), that I was honoured to be at …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"The hon. Ladies can sort out between themselves who I am giving way to...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"I give way again...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"First, I do not know when landing cards came in. If someone arrived on the Empire Windrush in 1948 or on a ship in the next 15 or 20 years, I do not think there were landing cards. Secondly, if they were British, would they have been asked to fill …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Minors Entering the UK: 1948 to 1971

"It may be that the Minister wants to write to the right hon. Member for Tottenham after the debate. Officials may want—not today, but in time—to consider and advise Ministers on checking with airlines. Often, those people went with a valid ticket to an airline desk and were refused boarding …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Mar 2018
Vote 100 and International Women’s Day

"Twice...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Nov 2017
Online Hate Speech

"The retweet has been condemned. We can concentrate on the wrong done by the original tweet. Can we ask the Home Secretary if we can do right by identifying, isolating, putting down and putting out the intended community, religious and ethnic strains?..."
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