Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Mary Glindon Excerpts
Monday 1st November 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damian Green Portrait Damian Green
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I and my ministerial colleagues are aware of the correspondence between my hon. Friend and the UK Border Agency about this case. I understand perfectly—as the whole House will—how distressing and awful the case must be for his constituent, and of course I will happily meet him, and his constituent and his family to discuss the matter further.

Mary Glindon Portrait Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab)
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Will the Home Secretary join me in wishing Northumbria police warm congratulations on the opening of the new area command at the north Tyneside headquarters, especially given that it was built with money from the Labour Government?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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I rather hope I might at some stage be given an invitation to visit the new area command. May I say, however, given that Northumbria has been mentioned, that I was pleased to speak to Sue Sim recently, following the difficult time that Northumbria police had earlier this year in dealing with the case of Raoul Moat, to congratulate her on how she and her force dealt with that case?