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HANSARDEEA Nationals: Settled or Pre-settled StatusI am not sure I entirely agree with the hon. Lady’s suggestion that somebody may not have noticed Brexit happening. But, quite seriously, we have grant-funded 72 organisations…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeOn the deadline, I will repeat what I said earlier: the critical thing is to encourage constituents, very strongly, to apply by that deadline. If somebody misses the deadline, of…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersI agree that there is an issue with the number of prosecutions. I will come to that in just a few moments’ time. I will address that point—I am not trying to duck it, because I am…07 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration Detention for WomenFirst, I remind the hon. Lady again that the use of detention in general and for women in particular has reduced very significantly already over the past few years. Secondly,…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersI will now come to that critical point, which the shadow Minister also raised. I hope I have demonstrated in my foregoing remarks that, first, the criminal offences to prosecute…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersAs always, Mr Gray, it is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I join others in paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers) for the…07 Jun 2021HANSARDPeople SmugglingI completely share my right hon. Friend’s anger at the situation, and the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister do as well. As I say, we are actively prosecuting the facilitators.…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEEA Nationals: Settled or Pre-settled StatusWith permission, I will answer these questions on behalf of the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster), who is…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEEA Nationals: Settled or Pre-settled StatusOf course, the EUSS has been open since March 2019, so it has been over two years now and significantly predates covid. There are a number of documents people can use if for any…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEEA Nationals: Settled or Pre-settled StatusThe answer is yes. Providing the application is received by 30 June, while the application is being considered—and if it is made on 30 June, clearly it will be decided after 30…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEEA Nationals: Settled or Pre-settled StatusI reiterate the critical point that people should apply before the 30 June deadline, which is already six months after the end of the transition period. The shadow Minister is…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersI was about to conclude, but it would be ungallant not to give way to the hon. Lady.07 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersThe police can only respond to and investigate crimes that are reported, so any investigation starts with the report by the victim or, in this case, the employer. We heard…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersAs I laid out in the first half of my comments, the laws exist already. The law criminalises every example of the behaviour—terrible behaviour—that Members have laid out this…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersI agree with the hon. Gentleman. It is vital that more people report such offences and that we support the retail community to take steps to detect such terrible crimes that are…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Protection of Retail WorkersThank you. The Committee surveyed 8,742 people, whom I believe were retail workers, asking if they had been assaulted, and many had been. They were asked whether they had reported…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Children in CareAs I mentioned earlier, we are doing a great deal of active outreach via grant-funded organisations, in particular with local authorities, to make sure that vulnerable people of…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement Scheme: Children in CareWe will take steps to ensure that children in care are handled sensitively. As I mentioned in answer to previous questions, if someone misses the 30 June deadline, where they have…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Citizens: Settled StatusIt is my lucky day today, Mr Speaker. It is, of course, open to EU citizens with indefinite leave to remain to apply for EU settled status. Some of them choose to do so because…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Citizens: Settled StatusMy understanding is that those people with ILR who are also eligible for EUSS can continue to enjoy ILR whether or not they apply for EUSS. Letters were sent out to people who…07 Jun 2021