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Overseas Students
Mr. Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals were made by international students who had their visa applications rejected in each of the last five years, broken down by visa issuing post. [218901]
Mr. Mullin: The number of appeals made by international students who had their application for entry clearance refused, and broken down by visa issuing post, over the last five calendar years, is as follows:
Source:
Central Reference System
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UKvisas does not keep general statistics of appeals; these statistics are taken from UKvisas' central reference system and are subject to change. UKvisas makes every effort to ensure that statistics from our central reference system are accurate.
Parliamentary Questions
Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the questions, tabled by the hon. Member for Ashford on 2 December 2004, reference (a) 203020 and (b) 203021. [211747]
Ms Blears: I replied to the hon. Member on 1 February 2005, Official Report, column 840 (203020) and on 23 February 2005, Official Report, column 731 (203021).
Plea Bargaining
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the Government will bring forward amendments to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill to ensure that plea bargaining will be exercised in a way that minimises the risk of miscarriages of justice. [218871]
Caroline Flint: The Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill includes building on the existing common law provisions relating to Queen's Evidence. Placing it on a statutory footing is intended to increase the use of Queen's Evidence while minimising the risk of miscarriages of justice. The Bill's provisions will increase the transparency of the process and provide for those who get a reduction in their sentence to bere-sentenced if subsequently it is discovered their co-operation was not genuine, both of which are significant additional safeguards.
Police
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 12 January 2005, Official Report, column 547W, on police administrative staff, how many police forces accept the contents of the Police Staff Council Handbook as the minimum terms and conditions for their staff; how many forces have not adopted (a) some of and (b) all the contents of the Handbook in respect of staff terms and conditions; what the position is of the Hampshire force; and if he will make a statement. [210760]
Ms Blears:
Adoption of the terms and conditions of the Police Staff Council (PSC) of England and Wales Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook is by
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voluntary agreement by individual forces. Forces can take account of the handbook in deciding on the terms and conditions for their staff in the light of force requirements and circumstances. Neither the Home Office nor the Employers Organisation collect information about which of the provisions of the Handbook individual forces have chosen to incorporate in local terms and conditions of service.
Hampshire constabulary police staff contracts of employment are agreed by the force taking into consideration the Police Staff Council Handbook terms and conditions.
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 12 January 2005, Official Report, column 547W, on police administrative staff, which police forces are not members of the Police Staff Council (PSC); if he will make it mandatory for participating forces to adopt the contents of the PSC handbook as the minimum terms and conditions for police staff employed by those forces; and if he will make a statement. [210762]
Ms Blears: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to review the pay and conditions of police officers. [218277]
Ms Blears: The Government's plans for police reform are set out in the White Paper Building Communities, Beating Crime". Chapter 4 of this paper contains our proposals for police workforce reform including those relating to police officers.
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