Martin Linton asked the Home Secretary to confirm that forthcoming changes in the way that asylum requests are dealt with would apply not only to the initial decision and the appeal, but also to remove.
John Reid confirmed that it would.
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Martin Linton asked the Transport Secretary what proportion of revenue support grant is paid towards rail passenger services in London.
Replying for the government, Gillian Merron that those numbers are not recorded.
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Martin Linton called for and introduced a debate in Westminster Hall on the proposals for a London Orbital Rail Network.
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Martin Linton asked the Home Secretary how many Somali nationals arriving on flights from Nairobi and Addis Ababa claimed asylum at Heathrow in 2005. Liam Byrne replied for the government.
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Martin Linton asked the Chief Secreatary to the Treasury if he will assess the merits of linking inheritance tax thresholds to median house prices in each council area. Speaking for the government, Stephen Timms replied that he thought that this idea would be "very difficult and complex to administer, and I think that it would also be unfair". Martin Linton went on to describe the situation of one of his consituents whose daughter faces a bill of over £100,000 when she inherits her mother's house. Stephen Timms remained unconvinced.
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Busy day for Martin Linton as he got the answers to six written questions. Each question below links to the relevant page on TheyWorkForYou.
