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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Your understanding is that they will be able to work in the first three months without any documentation, but then they will need to apply. James Porter: Yes.14 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Can I ask what information your members have had and what knowledge they have about any checks that they will be expected to make on EU nationals’ right to work after Brexit?…14 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Your members do not make background checks as things stand, because people are here under free movement rules. James Porter: We do not need to. We do need to check that they are…14 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)Q But you do not need to check their right to work after that. James Porter: No.14 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)Q Are your clients expecting that they are going to have to start asking questions about people’s status on 30 March? Hilary Brown: Absolutely.14 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)Q What guidance or advice has been issued to your employer clients so far about the checks they should be making on the ability of EEA nationals to work in the UK after exit?…14 Feb 2019HANSARDJordan: London Initiative 2019May I associate myself with the comments that the Secretary of State made about DFID staff caught up in the attack in Nairobi? I was pleased to hear that the Prime Minister will…13 Feb 2019HANSARDJordan: London Initiative 20191. What her priorities are for the London initiative 2019 on opportunities for growth and development in Jordan. [R]13 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q And your suggestion for addressing it is to lower the threshold. Vivienne Stern: Overall, yes. Professor Dame Donna Kinnair: We would argue that it is probably not essential to…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q What would you suggest would be more useful in identifying the roles that need to be filled? How would we measure that? Professor Dame Donna Kinnair: I think that we know what…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two or three questions, probably mainly for the TUC. Again, they are about the £30,000 threshold. In Greater Manchester, for which I am an MP, the average salary is quite…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Can you offer an explanation or a suggestion as to why, in addition to the powers that already exist in section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act, we need these…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q That is exactly my question. What could we put in place, or what could the Government put in place, to strengthen protections for workers in this situation? I wonder whether you…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q I would like to ask you about social security rights. To what extent does the Bill protect, or fail to protect, the existing social security rights of EU nationals in the UK?…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLegal Aid: Post-Implementation ReviewTo what extent was the review able to consider the concerns raised at the time of LASPO about the impact on the diversity of the legal profession? He will know that in particular…07 Feb 2019HANSARD Windrush SchemeIn the light of the Sims case, which we heard about a few moments ago, and Sir Martin Forde’s comments, will the Home Secretary commit to further training for the Windrush…05 Feb 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeI congratulate the hon. Gentleman and his co-chair, my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North East (Fabian Hamilton), on all the work they have done. I should declare an interest,…31 Jan 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House arrange a statement to update us on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Dame Laura Cox report into bullying and harassment?31 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillFirst, may I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in relation to research support I have received in my office for work on…28 Jan 2019HANSARDPrivate Parking SectorMy constituents—particularly disabled constituents and those, for example, attending hospital appointments—also suffer from punitive cowboy parking operators. What efforts can be…28 Jan 2019