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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q What do you think of Border Force? Is it adequately resourced at present? Lord Green: No. Its funds have been cut back as part of general cuts in public funds. It does not have…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you think the Government will be able to make sure that anyone who comes on a 12-month visa leaves at the end of that period? Lord Green: No, absolutely not.12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q I believe you have expressed concern about the Government’s ability to enforce the deadline on the 12-month visa. Can you elaborate on your concerns? Lord Green: Yes, certainly.…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q I have a question for Lord Green. Would you agree that there are certain professions that are not highly paid but are nevertheless highly skilled? Lord Green: Yes—probably…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q On expenditure, are there any further details that you can give us on what you expect, or in which area? Professor Manning: That kind of scheme was not in our report. We laid…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Manning, you talked about the need to regulate against the risk of abuse of a 12-month visa. What safeguards would be needed to prevent that sort of abuse? Professor…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Ryan, you said earlier that there was not enough in the Bill. Is the Bill’s lack of detail a problem? Professor Ryan: I was focusing particularly on the question of…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Manning, in the White Paper the Government proposed a temporary 12-month work visa to help businesses to transition. What do you think are the possible problems with…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Where do you see the risks of the Government rolling back their promises to EU citizens? Professor Ryan: I would not want to be specific about what might happen in future. I am…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, both of you. Let me start with two questions for Professor Ryan. You said in your written evidence that we need a legislative guarantee for EU citizens’ rights in…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q You spoke briefly about data protection and legal aid. Could you elaborate on that, and are there other safeguards that you would like to see? Gracie Bradley: When it comes to…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Windrush SchemeThis morning, the news broke that Ms Sims had been denied help from the Windrush compensation scheme because she was not from the Caribbean. Just like Windrush, this is a result…05 Feb 2019HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That, notwithstanding the Order of the Committee of Wednesday 4 July 2018, during further proceedings on the Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill the…30 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wilson. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing the debate. I, like many…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Human Rights: XinjiangI thank the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this matter to the Chamber for us to debate. The issue is not only the need for pressure in relation to asylum applications and so…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillWait and see.28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillWe have heard passionate speeches from Members on both sides of the debate. By my count, 27 Members have contributed. The hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch)…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillWe will be against. Is that good enough? First, the Bill is not a blueprint for a new immigration system, but a blank cheque. It contains broad Henry VIII powers that would allow…28 Jan 2019HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the Committee do now adjourn. Another week and another statement by the Prime Minister on Brexit. Following the crushing defeat last week, the highly…23 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationThis morning, the Government launched the largest stage of the settled status roll-out. If just 5% of those who need settled status fail to apply for it, 175,000 people in the UK…21 Jan 2019