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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Am I understanding you correctly? You feel that clause 2 is necessary to add to the existing rights. Professor Ryan: In terms of legislation, Irish citizens are protected only…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Ryan, may I ask you about clause 2, which relates to Irish citizens? Obviously, the rights of Irish citizens and the common travel area were outlined in the…12 Feb 2019HANSARDRural Post OfficesPost offices in my rural villages of Newick, East Dean and Alfriston are still temporarily closed because the Post Office local model, on a transaction-fee basis, is not enticing…12 Feb 2019HANSARDRural Post Offices15. What steps his Department is taking to support rural post offices.12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a follow-up question on that. This Bill is about ending freedom of movement for EU workers—EU nurses and midwives. The latest figures from the Nursing & Midwifery Council…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q In a new system would you want to see any preferential rights given to EU citizens as opposed to citizens from the rest of the world? Chai Patel: In an ideal world, people from…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q In your briefing, you said that you would prefer the UK to have a simpler immigration system overall. Does removing free movement for EU citizens and standardising it for…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Local Government FinanceThe funding challenges facing East Sussex County Council are well documented. It has had to make £129 million of savings since 2010 and has cut services to the core as a result.…05 Feb 2019HANSARDPrison OvercrowdingOne source of overcrowding is the indefinite detention of prisoners using the imprisonment for public protection—IPP—sentences, which were introduced under the previous Labour…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Windrush SchemeIs not a significant issue in all this the decision made in 2009, by the Labour Government of which the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) was a member, to destroy the…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDevolved GovernmentWe have heard at first hand in the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee about the detrimental effects of not having devolved government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland has no…30 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Domestic Abuse Bill: Territorial ExtentI echo the words of the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris), in agreeing that there is a democratic deficit in Northern Ireland at the moment. In…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. In many of my local towns and villages, the last bank and the last cashpoint have long gone, and the post office now provides essential services for my communities. Despite…28 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsChildren’s hospices provide vital support for children with life-limiting conditions and their families at the most difficult of times. I welcome the £25 million of extra…15 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillWould not the situation for working families be even worse under a Labour Government, with the proposal announced at the Labour party conference of £500 billion of public…08 Jan 2019HANSARDDisability: Medical AssessmentsI have a 31-year-old constituent who has the deteriorating condition cystic fibrosis. With lung function of less than 30%, he is now being assessed for a lung transplant. After a…07 Jan 2019