Minister forced to deny immigration cover-up.Summary: The Government set out to "deliberately deceive" the British people See :
British Overseas Territories over a plan to relax immigration rules The Immigration Rules of the United Kingdom are laid down by Parliament and provide the framework within which entry to the United Kingdom is administered. The requirements for Leave to Enter or Leave to Remain under different categories of the Rules are provided as well as , Tories claimed today. The Government tried to "deliberately deceive" the British people over a plan to relax immigration rules, the Tories have claimed. Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling Christopher Stephen Grayling (born April 1, 1962) British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Epsom and Ewell and the Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Early life Chris Grayling was born in London and grew up in Buckinghamshire. told the Commons that ministers broke the law to cover up "a change of policy designed to encourage much higher levels of immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. " in order to clear a backlog. Mr Grayling grayling, common name for a brilliantly colored fish belonging to the genus Thymallus, of the family Salmonidae (salmon family), and closely allied to the smelt. Graylings are found chiefly in clear, cold, fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere. asked Immigration Minister Phil Woolas Philip James Woolas, known as Phil Woolas, (born 11 December 1959[1] in Burnley, Lancashire, England[2]) is a politician in the United Kingdom. : "Will you confirm that in 2002 Ministers relaxed the rules for clearing immigration applicants so that those who had been waiting for more than 12 months would be granted clearance to stay without any further investigation into their cases?" He claimed that the head of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate The IND was replaced by the the Border and Immigration Agency on 1 April 2007 The Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) was part of the Home Office, a department of the United Kingdom government. had told then minister Beverley Hughes that the policy meant "some risks would have to be taken". And he said the Home Office had tried to cover up the scandal by withholding documents from the Information Commissioner, saying: "I have copies of those documents and they are clearly marked 'withhold' at the top." Mr Woolas said Beverley Hughes, the minister involved in the policy change who resigned in 2004, had "acted entirely honourably". He added the issues over policy were dealt with "thoroughly and comprehensively" by a 2004 inquiry led by Ken Sutton. He told Mr Grayling: "The allegation has been made, very seriously, that we broke the law, that was the phrase you used. In fact, the ruling from the Information Commissioner was issued on March 5, 2009 and on April 9 we disclosed, in line with that ruling, the information." Mr Woolas called on the Speaker, John Bercow, to rule on whether Mr Grayling was out of order in accusing ministers of "deliberately deceiving" the public. Mr Bercow said the comment was in order because "no personal charge against an individual minister had been levelled". The Speaker granted Mr Grayling's request for an urgent question to force Mr Woolas to come to the House and make a statement on the claims. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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