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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q There has been a great deal of comment about the inclusion of students in the net migration statistics. Does Universities UK have any evidence to illustrate the impact of…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Ms Bradley, does Liberty have a different or a similar view? Gracie Bradley: Liberty would not really have a view, because we do not take a view on the immigration system in…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Either or both of you can answer this question. Is there any justification for creating an immigration system post Brexit that treats EU nationals better than those from the…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q But is it your view that EU nationals, because they are moving from a position of having freedom of movement to a future immigration policy of a different kind, should retain…12 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAdditional cold weather payments are paid over the winter months when average ambient temperatures fall below zero degrees for a period of seven days. It is a welcome measure,…11 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsLast night, a majority of this House voted in favour of a deal to deliver on the democratic will of the people of the United Kingdom and leave the EU. In the next phase of the…30 Jan 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018On the Scottish national interest, I totally respect the Scottish National party’s position: it has always campaigned for independence, because that is what the SNP does. However,…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bristol North West (Darren Jones). I am reminded of a trip we took together last year to the United States when one of the last…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillOn that point, my hon. Friend talks about the brain drain from eastern European countries to here, but does she not also recognise that the economies of many of those countries…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Billrose—28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI apologise to the House for bringing my wife back into the conversation, but, as she is a qualified midwife and general nurse from outside the EU, one of her frustrations is with…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the wide range of opinions on immigration across the United Kingdom, across Scotland and across my constituency, and, no doubt, his…28 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationI thank my right hon. Friend for his response. When we leave the common fisheries policy, as he will be aware, we take back control of our waters and our fish. We can expect at…21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigration4. What plans he has for the UK’s future immigration system.21 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the European UnionWhen the withdrawal agreement was made with the EU, President Macron almost immediately made a statement contrary to the text of the agreement, saying that unless the UK agreed to…21 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Farming PolicyI welcome this Government’s commitment to, and Ministers’ earlier responses on, the issues of public goods, the environment and animal welfare. Will my hon. Friend confirm that…17 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationWill my right hon. Friend confirm that the Home Office and the Government in general have been engaging and will continue to engage with Scottish businesses on the consultation…16 Jan 2019HANSARD No Confidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI am delighted to follow the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Mhairi Black); it is great to see her in her place. Mr Speaker, you were absolutely right earlier to…16 Jan 2019HANSARD Leaving the EUCan my right hon. Friend confirm that, contrary to the assertions made by President Macron and others, in the event of a backstop, which would be undesirable for both sides, there…14 Jan 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) ActI was waiting for the famous 62% figure, which is often repeated, to come up. Does the hon. Gentleman also recognise that in the 2017 general election, 56% of Scottish voters…10 Jan 2019