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13:22 Mark Harper: Tories clear on Europe On air
On Air | Mark Harper MP | Immigration Minister | World at One, BBC Radio 4
Mark Harper said the Conservative party’s policy on Europe “was very clear”. “I think the first thing to say is that Harriet Harman spent most of her questions [at Prime Minister’s Questions] on things that were very much focussed on the... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 24th April
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11:33 Mark Harper: Qatada legal obstacle removed On air
On Air | Mark Harper MP | Immigration Minister | Daily Politics, BBC 2
Mark Harper said the legal obstacle stopping the deportation of Abu Qatata had been removed, following the Home Secretary's treaty with Jordan. "We don’t have to go back to the beginning. It should mean that there is now no legal obstacl... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 22nd April
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23:14 Nadhim Zahawi: People quite rightly concerned about immigration On air
On Air | David Cameron MP | Prime Minister | Newsnight, BBC 2
Nadhim Zahawi said people were “quite rightly concerned” about immigration. “It’s worth just pointing it that the only major party in 2010 that was talking about immigration was the Conservative party. And the leader of the party, D... Continue to article
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16:05 Govt accused of misleading House of Commons on UKBA PoliticsHome News
Govt accused of misleading House of Commons on UKBA
The Government has been accused of misleading MPs before taking the decision to abolish the UK Border Agency. Home Secretary Theresa May announced today that UKBA would be split into two different agencies and taken over directly by mini... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 25th March
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14:30 Theresa May: Sir Jonathan Evans to resign as director general of the security service House of Commons
Theresa May: Sir Jonathan Evans to resign as director general of the security service
The Home Secretary announced that Sir Jonathan Evans would step down as director general of the security service next month. Theresa May said at Home Office Questions that Sir Jonathan's "tireless work helped ensure the safe delivery of... Continue to article
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06:40 Mark Harper: Govt will end the immigration free-for-all On air
On Air | Mark Harper MP | Immigration Minister | Daybreak, ITV
Mark Harper said the Government was ending the freedom of movement “free-for-all” by restricting access to unemployment benefits for migrants after six months. “This is about making sure that when people make a decision about coming to B... Continue to article
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06:40 Mark Harper: Govt will end the immigration free-for-all On air
On Air | Mark Harper MP | Immigration Minister | Daybreak, ITV
Mark Harper said the Government was ending the freedom of movement “free-for-all” by restricting access to unemployment benefits for migrants after six months. “This is about making sure that when people make a decision about coming to B... Continue to article
- = Key Development Sunday 24th March
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09:49 Mark Harper: Britain's immigration rules should be the toughest in the world On air
On Air | Mark Harper MP | Immigration Minister | Murnaghan Sky News
Mark Harper said new immigration rules would attract the best and the brightest to Britain. "We want to make sure our rules are amongst the toughest in the world." Mr Harper insisted that the Government’s immigration policy was workin... Continue to article
- = Key Development Sunday 10th March
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13:23 Mark Harper: Govt won't introduce anti-slavery tsar On air
On Air | Mark Harper MP | Immigration Minister | The World This Weekend, BBC Radio 4
Mark Harper dismissed calls for the Government to create a new anti-slavery commissioner after a report warned that ministers were failing to tackle human trafficking. "I’m not clear – and I’ll study the report with care – but I’m not c... Continue to article
- = Key Development Thursday 7th March
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07:58 Mark Harper: Net migration target on track On air
On Air | Mark Harper MP | Immigration Minister | Today, BBC Radio 4
Mark Harper said the Government was “on track” to reduce net migration to tens of thousands by the end of this parliament, and said the majority of the reduction so far had been through a cut in immigration. “Our policy of reducing net m... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 4th March
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16:28 Lobby:No 10: No Cabinet ministers on migrants' committee Lobby Briefings
16:28 | Lobby Briefings | PoliticsHome
Downing Street revealed that no Cabinet ministers were sitting on the Inter-Ministerial Group on Migrants' Access to Benefits and Public Services. The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman said the 12-strong group was being chaired by Mark... Continue to article
- = Key Development Thursday 28th February
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12:37 Mark Harper: Britain is getting a more selective system On air
On Air | Mark Harper MP | Immigration Minister | Daily Politics, BBC 2
Mark Harper said Britain now had a more “selective” immigration system. “They’ve basically being reflecting the policy changes we’ve made… they’ve come down by a third so we’ve been rooting out the abuse that there was in the student sec... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 22nd February
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20:25 PM backed over Amritsar visit PoliticsHome News
PM backed over Amritsar visit
David Cameron was right to stop short of apologising for the Amritsar massacre on his visit to India, leading Labour and Tory figures have claimed. Immigration minister Mark Harper said the Prime Minister “got it right” when he expr... Continue to article
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14:50 House of Commons Business Commons Business
14:50 | Commons Business | PoliticsHome
COMMONS CHAMBER 11.30am: Health questions (topicals at 12.15pm) Ten minute rule motion: Regulation of the Private Rented Sector (Jeremy Corbyn, Lab, Islington North) Main business Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [HL]: Remaining s... Continue to article
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16:25 Story (15 links): Lords rebels playing 'silly games'
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Tories threatening to rebel on the Lords Reform Bill are playing "silly games" that threaten the future of the Coalition, the Conservative minister charged with overseeing the bill has said.
In an interview with the Guardian, Mark Harper warned colleagues they would breach the coalition agreement if they defy the three-line whip when the House votes on the bill's programme motion on Tuesday.
But opposition from the backbenches continues to mount: on the Week in Westminster today, Tory MP Bernard Jenkin said Lords reform was nothing more than a manoeuvre to keep the Coalition together, arguing that it would lose its authority if "it presses this to the nth degree".
Labour's Lord Foulkes criticised as "outrageous" the planned timetabling for the bill, which would see it spend just 10 days in committee. He promised it would be subject to "very, very detailed scrutiny" should it pass into the Lords. -
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Tories threatening to rebel on the Lords Reform Bill are playing "silly games" that threaten the future of the Coalition, the Conservative minister charged with overseeing the bill has said.
In an interview with the Guardian, Mark Harper warned colleagues they would breach the coalition agreement if they defy the three-line whip when the House votes on the bill's programme motion on Tuesday.
But opposition from the backbenches continues to mount: on the Week in Westminster today, Tory MP Bernard Jenkin said Lords reform was nothing more than a manoeuvre to keep the Coalition together, arguing that it would lose its authority if "it presses this to the nth degree".
Labour's Lord Foulkes criticised as "outrageous" the planned timetabling for the bill, which would see it spend just 10 days in committee. He promised it would be subject to "very, very detailed scrutiny" should it pass into the Lords.
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14/01/2012 in Political System
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Govt to reveal lobbying findings next week
The Government will release a consultation paper next week revealing its findings on how to reform Britain's lobbying industry. The Independent says that Mark Harper, the minister with responsibility for political reform, is to unveil the proposals, although there are already criticisms that such plans have already been diluted in face of pressure from lobbyists.
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03/11/2010 in Europe & EU
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Discontent over prisoners voting
Members of parliament are questioning if murderers and paedophiles will have the vote as a result of the government overturning the blanket ban on prisoners voting.
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20/01/2012 in Political System
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New transparency measures on lobbyists
The Government has unveiled a consultation on a new statutory register for lobbyists.
Among other areas, ministers will look at how lobbyists are defined and what sanctions should be in place.
The Cabinet Office says it will not require organisations to give detailed financial information as this would "provide too great an administrative burden".
However, there could be a move to make lobbyists reveal how much their clients pay for their services.
The move comes after a string of lobbying scandals provoked concern about charities and single-issue groups acting as front organisations.
Cabinet Office Minister Mark Harper said: "Lobbying has an important role in the policy making process, ensuring that Ministers and senior officials hear a full range of views from those who will be affected by Government decisions. But it must be conducted in a transparent and open way.
"We already publish an unprecedented amount of information about who Ministers and senior officials meet.
"However, it's not always possible to understand the significance of these meetings, because it's not always obvious who the people ministers and officials meet represent.
"That's why the Government wants a register that will bring more transparency to the lobbying process and we would welcome the views of the public and the lobbying industry on this consultation document."
Government plans to introduce compulsory individual registration has been brought forward by a year to 2014. Mark Harper, minister for political and constitutional reform, hopes the proposals will reduce fraud and increase people's confidence in the electoral system.
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