Urgent question on foreign national offenders
20 December 2011 (updated on 20 December 2011)
Minister for Immigration, Damian Green, responded to an urgent question asked by Chris Bryant, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs, in the House of Commons on Monday 19 December on the number of foreign national offenders who have committed crimes on release before being deported
Watch and read the urgent question and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on Crime, Justice and Rights in the Topics and News sections.
- Parliament TV: Urgent question on Foreign National Offenders
- Commons Hansard: Urgent question on Foreign National Offenders
- Topics: Crime, civil law, justice and rights
- Parliamentary news: Crime, civil law, justice and rights
Urgent questions
Urgent questions are asked at the end of Question Time. If something has happened, normally a matter of public importance, which an MP believes requires an immediate answer from a government minister, they may apply to the Speaker to ask an urgent question.
If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked at the end of Question Time.