Box Blunkett Box 99
Contains 38 Results:
Text of press release on asylum system reform, 27 November 2003
Announcement of new measures to fight organised crime and abuse of the immigration and asylum system.
Letter to Tony Blair regarding the European Convention, 25 November 2003
Letter from Blunkett regarding Justice and Home Affairs provision in the new European Treaty.
Policy paper on identity cards, November 2003
Document entitled 'Identity Card DA Paper'and parked as 'Restricted- Policy'.
Letter to Charles Clarke regarding university tuition fees, 9 December 2003
Letter to the Secretary of State for Education regarding changes to university 'top-up' fees/differential fees.
Letter to Tony Blair, 20 August 2003
Letter/memo to the Prime Minister setting out areas where Blunkett thinks the government need to make a 'fresh start'.
Letter from David Blunkett to John Prescott relating to the fire fighters' strike, 22 January 2003
Letter from Blunkett relating to a meeting of serving firefighters in his constituency, and issues raised in the ongoing dispute relating to pay and conditions.
Memos from Blunkett to John Gieve relating to Home Office restructuring, 28 January 2003
Two memos sent to Gieve, Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office, on the same day relating to a restructuring exercise at the Home Office proposed by Blunkett.
Letter from Blunkett to Tony Blair relating to the Anti-Social Behaviour White Paper, 7 March 2003
Letter expressing Blunkett's disappointment that the content of his Anti-Social Behaviour White Paper has been leaked to the press, and suggesting a new approach to try and prevent this happening in the future.
Copy of Parliamentary Motion relating to Iraq, 18 March 2003
Parliamentary Order of Business relating to Iraq's alledged weapons of mass destructions.
Correspondence concerning a high court ruling on asylum claims, 20 February 2003 - 5 March 2003
Correspondence relating to a test case in February 2003 brought by a number of destitute claimants, where the High Court ruled that the government's denial of all support to late asylum claimants was illegal and breached their fundamental human rights. Contains a letter from Lord Woolf, the Lord Chief Justice relating to Blunkett's disagreement with the judgment, Blunkett's reply to Lord Woolf, and a letter from the Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, on the same subject.
Written question for answer on the legal basis for the use of force against Iraq, 17 March 2003
Copy of answer from the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, on a written question from Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale.
Written statement on Section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, 20 March 2003
Statement by Beverley Hughes, Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and Counter Terrorism, relating to a court of appeal judgement on Section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act relating to the provision of support for asylum seekers.
Letter from the Home Office Communications Directorate to Blunkett relating to press coverage of the Section 55 court of appeal judgement, 20 March 2003
Letter from the Press Office in reply to Blunkett's letter (not held) on his disappointment in negative press coverage of a Court of Appeal judgement relating to Section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
Letter from Buckingham Palace relating to the state visit of the President of the Russian Federation, 24 March 2003
Letter inviting Blunkett to be present at the arrival of President Putin's state visit.
Letter concerning correspondence management at the Home Office, 31 March 2003
Letter from Blunkett to Tony Wright MP, Chair of the Public Administration Select Committee, relating to unsatisfactory answers to Parliamentary Questions from the Home Office
Press releases from 10 Downing Street relating to cabinet reshuffle, June 2003
Contains press release announcing Margaret Hodge's appointment as Minister of State for Children; and Lord Falconer's appointment as Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs.
Correspondence with the Lord Chancellor relating to disqualified peers, 3 June 2003 - 6 June 2003
Includes copy of letter from Lord Irvine, Lord Chancellor, to John Reid, Leader of the House of Commons, relating to introducing legislation in relation to disqualification of peers convicted on an offence and sentenced to prison for more than 12 months. Also includes a letter from Blunkett to Lord Irvine on the same subject.
Letters to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown relating to UK entry into the single currency, 23 May 2003 - 3 June 2003
Letters from David Blunkett marked 'Personal and Political' relating to discussions around potential entry of the UK into the Euro. Contains one letter to the Prime Minister, and two to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.