Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

David Lammy Excerpts
Monday 12th December 2011

(13 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damian Green Portrait The Minister for Immigration (Damian Green)
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As my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary said a few minutes ago, the number of colleges that did not register when the new proper accreditation system came in was more than 470. Some but not all of those will have been bogus colleges, so we have swept away a vast raft of bogus colleges. Reputable colleges can now be assured that we have a proper accreditation system. If they satisfy that system, their students and the wider community will know that they are genuine colleges.

David Lammy Portrait Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab)
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I wrote to the Secretary of State two weeks ago asking her to review the Independent Police Complaints Commission’s handling of the Mark Duggan case. Given the catastrophe that was this morning’s pre-hearing inquest and the family’s declaring no public confidence in the IPCC, will she now look at its handling of the case and the thoroughness of this investigation?

Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait Nick Herbert
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I have just replied to the right hon. Gentleman. I have spoken to the acting chairman of the IPCC about the matter and the investigation, and he has assured me about the investigation’s integrity. We therefore see no reason at the moment to order any review. It is important that the investigation takes its course properly.