Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Andrew Bridgen Excerpts
Monday 15th October 2012

(12 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Harper Portrait The Minister for Immigration (Mr Mark Harper)
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The point of our new proposals on the family migration route in respect of income is to ensure that if British citizens wish to bring their families to the United Kingdom, they are able to support them and do not expect the taxpayer to do it for them. That is why those rules are right, and they are based on evidence put forward by the Migration Advisory Committee. If the hon. Gentleman and his constituent wish to meet me, I would be happy to have such a meeting.

Andrew Bridgen Portrait Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)
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T8. What steps is my right hon. Friend taking to increase public awareness and participation in the forthcoming police and crime commissioner elections, and to ensure that the public know about the many excellent candidates who are standing across the country, such as Sir Clive Loader in my county of Leicestershire?

Damian Green Portrait Damian Green
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I am happy to agree with my hon. Friend. I met Sir Clive for the first time last week. He is by any standards an extremely impressive human being, and will make a formidable PCC if he wins.