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 Summer Adjournment Debate |
25 July 2008Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab): Saving the reds is, of course, asentiment that I echo.Thisdebate should be renamed the tour of Britain because it gives allMembers the opportunity to visit, via virtual reality, theconstituencies of other Members. The red squirrels of Cumbria arevery important to the right hon. Member for Penrith and The Border(David Maclean), and I am sure that the d...
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| Summer Adjournment Debate |
25 July 2008Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab): We should pay tribute to the hon.Gentleman himself for his work over many years. Does he agree thatwhatever happens in Sri Lanka should not prevent the British Tamilcommunity from playing their full part in our democracy and fromengaging fully with elected Members of this House?Simon Hughes: Absolutely. A new high commissioner for SriLanka has just be...
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| Health Questions |
25 July 20084. Keith Vaz (Leicester,East) (Lab): What steps his Department istaking to improve awareness of diabetes. [220336]The Parliamentary Under-Secretary ofState for Health (Ann Keen): “PuttingPrevention First” states that everyone aged 40 to 74 will receivean individual risk assessment for vascular conditions, includingdiabetes. The associated Reduce Your Risk campaign, announced in“H...
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| Policing Green Paper |
18 July 2008Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab): I congratulate the Home Secretary, notonly on the reduction in the crime figures but on this bold andimaginative Green Paper. She has obviously been listening in on thesittings of the Home Affairs Select Committee while we have beenconsidering policing. These are our ideas, not the Conservatives’ideas. The fact is that good practice already exists i...
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| Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism |
18 July 2008Keith Vaz: I am not clear aboutmy right hon. Friend’s comments about the case of the People’sMujahedeen Organisation of Iran. Obviously, de-proscription isalmost as important as proscription when people feel that they aresubject to an unfair restriction. Is my right hon. Friend sayingthat, to get an organisation de-proscribed, Members of this Houseand the House of Lords must approa...
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| Motion to approve the draft council tax limitation order 2008 |
11 July 2008Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab): It is always a pleasure to follow the hon.Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill). We servedtogether on the Select Committee on Justice. He did not blame theGovernment quite as much in that Committee as he did tonight. Ihave to differ from him; it is not the Government’s fault that theyhave to cap Lincolnshire. As we heard from the Ministe...
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| Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Yemen |
24 June 2008 Keith Vaz (Leicester,East) (Lab): If he will visit Yemen withinthe next six months to discuss relations with the UK and regionalissues.The Minister for the Middle East (Dr.Kim Howells): Foreign engagementsfor my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and other Ministersare kept under constant review. We do not announce visits untilthey have been confirmed, and final decisions on...
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| Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism |
23 June 2008Keith Vaz: The hon. Gentlemanis absolutely right. We did indeed take evidence on that verysubject when we went to Washington. As the hon. Member forEastleigh (Chris Huhne) made clear, this was a recommendation ofthe Select Committee and we said to the Government, “Here is anexample of a tool that can be used to find out who these terroristsare so that if you prosecute, you can have a...
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| European Affairs Debate |
18 June 2008David Miliband: I amgrateful for the display of europhobia from the hon. Gentleman,because the truth is that not a single one of the legal items inthe European treaty can come into force until the treaty comes intoforce. I wish that his membership of the European ScrutinyCommittee helped him to understand that basic point.Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)(Lab): I accept that we cannot implem...
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| Parliamentary Statement - Government Documents |
12th June 2008Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab): Many of us have been campaigning for manyyears for more transparency in Government, but this is not what wehad in mind. I welcome the Minister’s decision to come to the Houseso speedily and to set up the inquiry so quickly, given the termsof reference that he has mentioned. Only the most partisan personwould feel that he was in any way responsible...
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| Counter - Terrorism Bill |
11 Jun 2008 :Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab): On the issue of the threat, would my right hon.Friend like to comment on the statement made this morning by LordStevens about the state of the threat? Will she also confirm thatshe or her Ministers have discussed the proposals fully with theDirector of Public Prosecutions?Jacqui Smith: The importantpoint that Lord Stevens made this morning is the poi...
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| Topical Debate - Knife Crime |
5th June 2008Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab): The hon. Gentleman is right to raise allthe points that he has. He has obviously not had the chance to seethe evidence on alcohol given by some of the supermarkets to theSelect Committee yesterday. Does he agree that there is aresponsibility on those who sell alcohol to make sure that it isnot readily available? We should look at how much alcohol is ...
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| Adjournment Debate - Domestic Violence |
8th May 2008Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab): I congratulate my hon. Friend on theexcellent work he has done on behalf of his constituents since hiselection. He mentioned the Southall Black Sisters. As he knows, theHome Affairs Committee is conducting an inquiry into domesticviolence. We have visited the Southall Black Sisters. It is vitalthat such organisations are adequately funded so that they...
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| Business Questions |
8th May 2008The Rt Hon Keith Vaz asked that the House welcomes theproposal by the Russian Government not to require British fans toapply for visas when they visit Russia for the Champions LeagueFinal between Chelsea and Manchester United on 21st May 2008; notesthat this is an excellent way to celebrate the positive spirit ofcompetitive football; recognises that the British Government isu...
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| Oral Statement Home Office - Cannabis |
7 May 2008During the Home Secretary's statement on Cannabis, the Rt HOnKeith Vaz MOP strongly welcomed the statement and told theHouse that in the Select Committee’s last meeting to consider thisissue, it accepted the harmful effects of cannabis and the factthat its use should be discouraged. Keith Vaz MP then asked whatsteps is she taking with her Cabinet colleague the Secretary ofState fo...
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| Oral Questions - Department of Justice |
29 April 2008The Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP commented that in evidence to the SelectCommittee on Home Affairs, Helen Newlove and Paul Carne—both ofwhose very close relatives have been killed; they are therefore therelatives of the victims of crime—mentioned in particular theirconcern about the rights of victims and their relatives in respectof the granting of bail and even their position in courts, a...
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| Topical Debate - Crime in London |
23 April 2008Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab): Has the hon. Gentleman had theopportunity to see the evidence given to the Select Committee inour inquiry on the surveillance society? He is right. There is ademand for more cameras, but there are additional costs in viewingthe footage. It is not just a matter of installing the cameras andmaking sure that the footage is viewed live. The resources are...
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| Oral Questions to the Home Secretary |
21 April 2008While accepting the beneficial aspects of the DNA database theRt Hon Keith Vaz MP said that it is estimated that there are500,000 mistakes connected with the database and asked if theMinister could assure the House that these mistakes will be dealtwith, and that the information contained on the database isprotected from any unfortunate loss.Read More...
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| Oral Questions- Prime Minister |
2nd April 2008 The Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP warmly welcomed the statement made by the Foreign Secretary and the fact that he and the Prime Minister have telephoned so many African leaders. He asked the Foreign Secretary to speak to the Home Secretary about the Zimbabwean citizens in this country, many of whom do not wish to go back until the situation is secure? Would he ensure that the...
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| Business Questions |
27th March 2008 The Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP asked the Leader of the House of Commons whether there could be a debate on the Byron review, which waspublish that morning. He commented that the report finally accepts that children can be affected by violent video games and access to the internet and that the process needs to be monitored carefullyin a new partnership between parents and the industry....
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