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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 67 on behalf of the Liberal Democrat Benches, because we have all heard too many stories of individuals who did not realise the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, on the minimum income requirement, what is lawful is still not necessarily the system that many people want, including British citizens who, to their surprise, are…16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, Amendment 62 is grouped with Amendments 64 and 79, which I very much support. On a previous day, we debated Amendment 48, a “Dubs amendment”—the noble Lord, Lord Dubs,…16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI was not sure whether the Minister was talking about money that had been paid to Greece to help, or money that was going to be paid. Clearly, money is needed—I am in no position…16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment. The Government have given us an example of the reasonable grounds there may be for submitting a late application to the EU…16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, EEA nationals and their family members will of course be made subject to the system of immigration control when free movement ends. That will affect those who face…16 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThe noble Lord, Lord Polak, said that this was a practical proposal. I think the term tonight is “pragmatic.” That seems to be the one that the Government put forward in defence…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I beg to move Amendment 44 and will speak to the other amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Ludford—Amendments 45 and 46—and to Amendments 52 and 96,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, having a “non-Anglo-Saxon-sounding name”, to use the terminology used by the noble Lord, Lord Judd, I am very conscious of the position. The Minister is, of course,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, is absolutely right about the numbers of people who may find themselves in a situation—and not even be aware of it—which is not…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 42. I will speak also on Amendments 50 and 71. These amendments deal with the so-called hostile environment measures. That phrase is used by the…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I have my name to this amendment on behalf of our Benches. The subject matter of this amendment, and that of later Amendment 62, are very close. Amendment 62 is about…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, Covid has proved a desperate situation in so many different ways. One of the telling impacts is on individuals who have no recourse to public funds, not just for them as…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI thank noble Lords. I, too, will supply myself with some hot towels and read through all that. We have another opportunity to discuss the grace period on Amendment 80, but I,…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThe Minister talked about the service being far from making a profit, yet we have heard from the Government on previous occasions about the surplus that is achieved from…09 Sept 2020