Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Gavin Robinson Excerpts
Monday 4th June 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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People can have legitimate concerns about the so-called spy cops issue, and that is why there is an inquiry, but I very much agree with my hon. Friend. I do not think that Lush should be tarring all police officers with the same bath bomb.

Gavin Robinson Portrait Gavin Robinson (Belfast East) (DUP)
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Is the Home Secretary aware of the increasing farce besetting Border Force recruitment in Northern Ireland, and will he meet us to consider how best and most fairly we can have exactly the same conditions for Northern Ireland applicants as those that apply in the rest of the United Kingdom?

Caroline Nokes Portrait Caroline Nokes
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The hon. Gentleman will be aware that he and others have raised this with me. We have looked very carefully at recruitment processes in Northern Ireland to make sure that there is absolutely no bias, taking into account the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s comments.