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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Seventh sitting)I welcome the fairly constructive way in which the Minister has engaged on this point. The points made in intervention by my friend from the SNP, the hon. Member for Cumbernauld,…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for that response. At this stage, we will continue to follow the negotiations on the additional reciprocal arrangements, and on that note I beg to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Seventh sitting)I lend our support to the new clause. I anticipate that the Minister will reflect on the developments with the MAC, in that plans are afoot for an annual assessment of labour…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)I would welcome that in the event that there is no alternative and that some of the more regular items of documentation are not available. In taking that route, however, we are…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)I support new clause 55 and I would have supported new clause 47 had it been moved. Both new clauses seek to safeguard EEA and Swiss nationals from the reality of the Home…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, the SNP spokesperson, who used his experience to make a very convincing contribution.…18 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)We have one or two unanswered questions on how the new clause would work in practice. We want to ensure that we have done all our due diligence before lending it our support. We…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)I just stress the point that we are not talking about an either/or approach to digital confirmation and physical proof. I am open to the taking of physical proof, and whatever…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation of why he rejects the new clause. I stress again the vulnerability that people feel in the shadow of Windrush, when they do not…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)The new clause would require the Government to commission the Migration Advisory Committee to produce a report on the impact on the health and social care sector of ending free…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)Does the Minister not accept the example that we have just been through? The Government, having recognised the labour shortage in agriculture, made a co-ordinated attempt to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)I heard the Minister’s comments. I would stress, once again, that new clauses 21, 49 and 61 are genuine attempts to ask the Government to recognise our concern about health and…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I rise to speak in support of new clause 22, tabled in the name of the shadow Home Secretary, myself and my Committee…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)We absolutely cannot wrap our heads around that, given how much money is being taken out of the NHS frontline, which seems to be an indication that the whole approach is not…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Sir Edward. I will briefly outline our position on amendment 17 and new clause 33. We are entirely sympathetic to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)I believe that it is appropriate to speak to new clause 25 as part of this grouping. The hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East has already explained his…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr Stringer. I rise to speak to new clause 42. I agree with a great deal of what my friend the hon. Member for…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)We support new clauses 13, 36 and 37, which were tabled by the SNP and address immigration and citizenship fee charges that fall within the scope of the Bill. We believe that visa…16 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)We very much support the right to access to justice for all, and legal aid is an essential component of that, so we support new clause 14. Cuts to legal aid have been disastrous…16 Jun 2020