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Asked about the numbers of foreign terror suspects claiming asylum here, the PMOS said that in terms of detail people should talk to the Home Office. He pointed out that if someone had a criminal record that was a reason for refusing citizenship. He would also point out that in terms of the balance between applications and removals we had now reached a the tipping point where there were more removals than new applications. That was a significant step forward and he was sure that it would be hitting the front pages any day now given the acreage of coverage the issue had received in the past.

Asked when we could expect figures for the number of foreign prisoners in Scotland, the PMOS said that was a matter for the Home Office and the Scotland Office. What was important was that John Reid was methodically working his way through the issue and was updating Parliament on a regular basis. That was how it should be. No one was pretending that this was not an important issue but as with the Human Rights issue people shouldn’t take partial views on this. There was an issue, we had recognised that and we were now actively addressing it.

Asked whether the Prime Minister discussed the change of Tony McNulty’s role with the Home Secretary, the PMOS said that he wasn’t going to get into the process. In terms of Tony McNulty the Prime Minister believed it was important to play to people’s strengths and Liam Byrne had a background as a consultant. He was used to managing projects and change management and this was undeniably a change management project.

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