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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q I will start with perhaps a slightly more general question. The Migration Advisory Committee has recommended that in the context of the Bill ending free movement with the…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)I will say it slowly; it will sound weird. How do you see the manufacturing sector working with the new system? Tim Thomas: In terms of how the manufacturing sector will work with…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillIt is a pleasure to formally welcome the new shadow immigration Minister to her post; I have not had the chance to do so before at the Dispatch Box. The breadth of views expressed…18 May 2020HANSARDImmigration Rules: SimplificationThis Government are committed to creating a firm and fair immigration system that prioritises the skills people have to offer, not where their passport comes from, and restores…25 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillI thank the right hon. Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott) and the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) for their…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillWith the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will briefly respond. I appreciate the support that has been given to the Bill, and I wish to thank Martin Forde, QC, the…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillI very much understand the shadow Home Secretary’s point. Windrush is the name we have for the generation. It is the name that has been in the press. It is the name that the media…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and the constructive way in which it was put. I will give him an undertaking to raise that point with the independent adviser and…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillI hear the hon. Gentleman’s point. That was one of the areas covered when I met the independent adviser, and his advice is clear: he believes that the system is set up in a way…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillNo, I want to see more getting the compensation they are entitled to. That is why we are bringing the Bill forward and why we would have looked to have done more engagement events…24 Mar 2020HANSARDSettled Status for EU Citizens: Internet AccessAs the hon. Gentleman reflected, we are making funding available, and the current grant-funded organisations will continue until the new funding comes in, one of which is Fife…23 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe point is well made and we will certainly look at it. No one should fear accessing medical advice from our superb NHS for an immigration reason.23 Mar 2020HANSARDDraft Private Security Industry (Licence Fees) Order 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Private Security Industry (Licence Fees) Order 2020. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. The…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: English Language TestingThese are extraordinary times, and we are working hard to ensure that no foreign students are penalised unfairly by these events. We recognise the concerns of the education sector…23 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: English Language TestingI recognise the comments my hon. Friend makes, and as she says, at the moment it seems strange to be talking about international travel when we are rightly advising against all…23 Mar 2020HANSARDSettled Status for EU Citizens: Internet AccessWe are committed to giving all EU citizens living in the UK the certainty they need. Last week, I announced that 3 million people have been granted status under the European…23 Mar 2020HANSARDSettled Status for EU Citizens: Internet AccessA very small number has been rejected—just 300 out of over 3 million applications—and the core reason for saying no to someone is criminality. Where there are eligibility issues,…23 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens' Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I would say it is probably slightly more cumbersome and somewhat more costly to apply for another nationality than to apply for free to the EU settlement scheme—to provide basic…03 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens' Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It has been an interesting debate, and I appreciate the support of Opposition Members. My remit does not quite extend to the Swedish passport system, so I will have to keep my…03 Mar 2020HANSARDImmigration (Citizens' Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020, No. 61). It is a pleasure to serve under your…03 Mar 2020