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93605
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-15more like thismore than 2014-10-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Surveillance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether since May 2010 her Department has requested any foreign government to carry out surveillance activities that would be unlawful in that government's jurisdiction. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 210773 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-24more like thismore than 2014-10-24
answer text <p>The Home Office and the security and intelligence agencies work closely with international counterparts to tackle threats to the UK. In doing so, full account of our domestic and international legal obligations is taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-24T16:52:59.129432Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-24T16:52:59.129432Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
93606
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-15more like thismore than 2014-10-15
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Surveillance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions her Department has used the provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to access communications data, in each year since the coming into force of that Act. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 210772 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-30more like thismore than 2014-10-30
answer text <p>The total number of communications data items processed by the Home Office each year since the enactment of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of requests processed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>751</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>1373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>1078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009 (Apr-Dec only)</p></td><td><p>796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2813</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6056</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The operational directorates of the Home Office obtain communications data for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime as part of immigration and border functions as well as in anti-corruption investigations. In addition, it obtains the data in the interests of public safety and to prevent the escape of lawfully detained persons from the immigration detention estate.<br><br>The figures for 2000 to 2008 represent the total number of communications data applications per year, rather than those that were <br>approved, resulting in requests for communications data being made. Some of these applications were ultimately withdrawn, rejected by the designated person or cancelled before the data was acquired from the service provider. Figures for 2009 are only available for April to December of that year. <br><br>Figures from 2010 to 2013 represent the number of communications data items that were applied for, authorised and obtained from service providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-10-30T11:43:20.936543Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-30T11:43:20.936543Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
92990
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-13more like thismore than 2014-10-13
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Entry Clearances: Overseas Students more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to the Answers to Questions 40890, on 15 February 2011 and 43770, on 8 March 2011, how many overseas students from each country were granted visas in 2013. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 210183 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-17more like thismore than 2014-10-17
answer text <p>The available information relates to entry clearance visas granted in Tier 4 and pre-Points Based System (PBS) equivalents and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics. The information is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="5"><strong>Entry clearance visas granted by nationality: Study (Tier 4 and pre-PBS equivalent)</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>(main applicants)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>Country of nationality</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>China</td><td>62,010</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>United States</td><td>13,853</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>India</td><td>12,690</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Nigeria</td><td>10,753</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td>9,644</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>8,987</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Thailand</td><td>4,863</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>4,835</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Russia</td><td>4,555</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>4,299</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Other nationalities</td><td>63,119</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>199,608</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><em>Source: Table vi_06_q, Visas Volume 3, &quot;Immigration Statistics, April - June 2014&quot;.</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><em>Notes: The figures shown exclude dependants and student visitors. Other nationalities are</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><em>broken down further in the published table.</em></p><p> </p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p>The latest Home Office immigration statistics, including those for entry clearance visas for Tier 4 and pre-PBS equivalents for all individual <br>nationalities, are published in the release Immigration Statistics April – June 2014, table vi_06_q_s (Visas Volume 3), which is available from the Library of the House and on the Department’s website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-17T15:05:48.5012298Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-17T15:05:48.5012298Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
previous answer version
22239
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
78530
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-07-16more like thismore than 2014-07-16
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Consultants more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of external consultants employed by her Department in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014 to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 206232 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-22more like thismore than 2014-07-22
answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Consultancy expenditure incurred by the Home Department and its agencies is <br>published annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, copies of <br>which are held in the House library. The figures from each year's report are <br>shown in the table below.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p /> <p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-07-22T16:52:19.483Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-22T16:52:19.483Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
attachment
1
file name Table 206232.xls more like this
title Table attachment more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
61776
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-12more like thismore than 2014-06-12
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading HM Passport Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by HM Passport Office on 1 January (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 200368 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-08more like thismore than 2014-07-08
answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The formal record for workforce data is made on the last day of each calendar <br>month.<br><br>The data as of 31 December in each year were as follows.<br><br>31 December 2010: 3,700 full-time equivalents<br>31 December 2011: 3,286 full-time equivalents<br>31 December 2012: 3,164 full-time equivalents<br>31 December 2013: 3,333 full-time equivalents<br><br><br>These figures are for permanent civil servants employed by HMPO, including part <br>year appointments and permanent members of staff employed on contracts for nine <br>months of the year. This excludes staff on secondment or loan, and agency and <br>temporary staff - with these staff included, the March 2014 figure is 3,444.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-07-08T15:48:05.6457302Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-08T15:48:05.6457302Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
previous answer version
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answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
61777
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-12more like thismore than 2014-06-12
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading HM Passport Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed by HM Passport Office were specifically tasked with processing passport applications on 1 January, (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013 and (d) 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 200369 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
answer text <p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of Her Majesty's Passport Office full-time <br>equivalents working within the passport operational Directorates.<br><br>The formal record for workforce data is made on the last day of each calendar <br>month. We have therefore provided the data as of 31 December of each year.<br><br>(a) 2011: 2,360<br>(b) 2012: 2,265<br>(c) 2013: 2,457<br><br>Due to the limitations of the HR management system used prior to December 2010, <br>it is not possible to provide reliable management information below top level <br>for any periods prior to that date.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-07-07T13:22:19.4366992Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-07T13:22:19.4366992Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
previous answer version
1832
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
61778
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-12more like thismore than 2014-06-12
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading HM Passport Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed by HM Passport Office were specifically tasked with processing passport applications on (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February, (c) 1 March, (d) 1 April, (e) 1 May and (f) 1 June 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 200370 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-07more like thismore than 2014-07-07
answer text <p> </p><p>The formal record for workforce data is made on the last day of each calendar <br>month.<br>The table below shows the number of Her Majesty's Passport Office full-time <br>equivalents working within the passport operational Directorates.<br>(a) On 31 December 2013: 2,457<br>(b) On 31 January 2014: 2,515<br>(c) On 28 February 2014: 2,559<br>(d) On 31 March 2014: 2,593<br>(e) On 30 April 2014: 2,611<br>(f) On 31 May 2014: 2,629<br><br>Please note, Her Majesty'sPassport Office records migrated to the Department's <br>strategic record system during this period and are subject to enhanced validation <br>checks. Several months in this time series have a variance of +/- 2 FTE.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-07-07T13:24:24.6353956Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-07T13:24:24.6353956Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
previous answer version
1829
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
61779
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-12more like thismore than 2014-06-12
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading HM Passport Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by HM Passport Office on (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February, (c) 1 March, (d) 1 April, (e) 1 May and (f) 1 June 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 200371 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-07-21more like thismore than 2014-07-21
answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The formal record for workforce data is made on the last day of each calendar <br>month.<br>Her Majesty's Passport Office has employed the following numbers of full-time <br>equivalents <br>(FTEs).<br>(a) On 31 December 2013: 3,333<br>(b) On 31 January 2014: 3,390<br>(c) On 28 February 2014: 3,434<br>(d) On 31 March 2014: 3,469<br>(e) On 30 April 2014: 3,489<br>(f) On 31 May 2014: 3,506<br><br>In order to ensure that the data is reported on a consistent basis, figures for <br>April and May figures include 196 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) corporate services<br>staff that transferred to the Home Office on 1 April 2014. This was part of a restructure <br>of the Home Office Corporate Services function. <br><br>Figures are for permanent civil servants employed by Her Majesty's Passport <br>Office, including Part Year Appointments and permanent members of staff <br>employed on contracts for 9 months of the year. This excludes staff on secondment<br>or loan, and agency and temporary staff – with these staff included, the March 2014<br>figure is 3,444.<br><br>Please note, Her Majesty's Passport Office records migrated to the Department’s <br>strategic record system during this period and are subject to enhanced validation <br>checks. Several months in this time series have a variance of +/- 2 FTE.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-07-21T16:03:27.2670957Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-21T16:03:27.2670957Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
previous answer version
1828
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
58055
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-04more like thismore than 2014-06-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Marriage of Convenience more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many marriages reported as suspicious or sham were (a) same sex marriages, (b) heterosexual marriages and (c) civil partnerships in each year since 2009. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 199065 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-06-18more like thismore than 2014-06-18
answer text <p> </p><p>Sections 24 and 24A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 place a duty on <br>registration officers to submit a report to the Home Office where they have <br>reasonable grounds to suspect that a marriage or civil partnership is a sham <br>being entered into for immigration purposes. Table 1 shows the <br>number of section 24/24A reports received in each year since 2009. Same sex <br>marriages only came into effect this year there is therefore no data relating <br>to this period, or for civil partnerships before 2011.<br><br><br><br>The Home Office Intelligence Management System (IMS) records allegations from <br>the public regarding immigration-related offences. Since 30 September 2012 we <br>have recorded the following numbers of reports relating to sham marriage as set <br>out in Table 2. <br>These figures relate to reports identified by the public as possible sham <br>marriage.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of section 24/24A reports </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Of which refer civil partnerships</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>934</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>1,741</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>1,891</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2135</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of reports relating to sham marriage recorded on IMS </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012 (from 30 September)</strong></p></td><td><p>984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>6909</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-06-18T16:02:15.1428819Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-18T16:02:15.1428819Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
previous answer version
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answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this
49323
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-30more like thismore than 2014-04-30
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by the UK Visa and Immigration Directorate on 1 April 2014. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester East more like this
tabling member printed
Keith Vaz remove filter
uin 197261 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-13more like thismore than 2014-05-13
answer text <p> </p><p>The number of people (paid and unpaid civil servants as well as agency and <br>contractors substituting as civil servants) employed by UK Visas and <br>Immigration on 31st March 2014 was 7,107 (6,598.67 Full Time Equivalent).<br><br>In line with Office for National statistics guidelines, all government <br>departments are required to report their official statistics relating to <br>numbers of employees using calendar month end dates. This answer has therefore <br>been provided using information as at 31st March 2014 rather than 1st April <br>2014.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
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less than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-13T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire remove filter
previous answer version
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answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup more like this
answering member printed James Brokenshire more like this
answering member
1530
label Biography information for James Brokenshire more like this
tabling member
338
label Biography information for Keith Vaz more like this