Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Amber Rudd and Derek Thomas

Monday 23rd January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Amber Rudd]

I share the hon. Lady’s view about the importance of overseas students, particularly perhaps at the University of Bradford. Some universities have seen an increase, some have seen a decrease; we have seen more students coming over from China, fewer from India. This is the market on the move, and I urge the hon. Lady perhaps to work with her university and to come back to us with any suggestions she might have to try to improve the outcome for it.

[Derek Thomas (St Ives) (Con)]

T5. We in this place have referred before now to the good work of the police officers, men and women, and police community support officers in the St Ives constituency. It is only right that they receive their fair share of the money in the policing budget. What measures is the Department taking to ensure that Devon and Cornwall police receive a fair funding settlement?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Amber Rudd and Derek Thomas

Monday 5th September 2016 Commons Chamber

[Amber Rudd]

I would point out to the hon. Lady that the French have already dispersed 5,000 people from the camp. The Interior Minister has already said that he has plans to make sure, by the end of the year, that the camp is phased out so that everybody can be rehoused. It is important for the children to know, as the adults know, that they are not forced to come to the UK to find a bed; they can claim asylum in France, and the French Government are willing to do that. The hon. Lady should have a care not to encourage unwittingly the traffickers to bring more children to the camps.

[Derek Thomas (St Ives) (Con)]

3. What plans her Department has to maintain the role of police community support officers in neighbourhood policing.