Contributions
3,654 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemMy Lords, the care system in this country ensures that people on low incomes have access to the care that they need. I do not know whether the noble Baroness is referring to…25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemI totally concur with my noble friend. On 20 February—only a few days ago—we launched the new fast-track arrangements, managed by UK Research and Innovation, which enable UK-based…25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemA student coming to this country will have to demonstrate that they have the funds to pay for the course and be sponsored by the relevant university or higher education…25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemMy Lords, we have made it clear that it is incumbent on UK businesses to start to upskill the people who work for them and not to rely on cheap labour from the EU and beyond, as…25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemMy Lords, in the coming months, we will engage widely with different sectors and, I hope, allay their fears. It is important to say, though, that employers should be moving away…25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemI am not sure whether or not the noble Lord is agreeing that we should allow more migrant workers in health and social care. He will know that we have had a 150% increase in…25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemDisabled people living in the community have access to a means-tested care system which has long been established in this country.25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat a Statement given by my right honourable friend the Home Secretary in the other place. The Statement is as follows: “With…25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Points-based SystemThe noble Lord is correct to raise this. We have to be careful of the unintended consequences of any new system. In my response to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, I said that…25 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsThe right reverend Prelate will recognise that the ambition for this coming year is that it should exceed previous years, and he will know that under our various resettlement…24 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsNoble Lords will know that, in using that word, I did not mean it to be in any way derogatory; nor is it a derogatory term.24 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsI will certainly confirm in writing if that is the case, because we do not want people who are ineligible to practise. We have had examples of that.24 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsMy Lords, it is fair to recognise that the problems in the care system are not fixable only through immigration. The MAC recognised in 2018 that the sector needs to invest in…24 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsMy Lords, our policy on that has not changed, but these things are constantly under review. My right honourable friend the Home Secretary is right that, if someone is seeking…24 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsThe noble Baroness will know, I am sure, that doctors and nurses are on the shortage occupations list. In that sense, they would not be refused entry, but I completely understand…24 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsSome clinical attachments will, if people have the skills required, come under the purview of doctors, nurses and other medical staff on the shortage occupations list. If not,…24 Feb 2020HANSARDImmigration: Refugee DoctorsMy Lords, our new immigration system will ensure that the UK has the skills it needs, including those of doctors. Our refugee resettlement schemes rightly focus on support for the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaI assure the noble Lord that all those considerations will be taken into account. Each case will be gone through to ensure that the right decision is made, because we are making…10 Feb 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaMy noble friend asks a very valuable question. Most of the people we deport go to the EU. He is also right to point out that it is very difficult to deport people to some…10 Feb 2020HANSARDPlanned Deportation Flight to JamaicaMy Lords, all those who will be on the charter flight are foreign national offenders convicted of serious offences. They have had their cases fully reviewed to ensure that no…10 Feb 2020