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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)Q My question is principally directed to the Children’s Society. Obviously, at the moment, the Government have set about waiving the charge for the EU settlement scheme, but there…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights in the UKThe hon. Gentleman is entirely right in his assessment of the criminal law. The one area where the Human Rights Act, in the sense of the incorporation of the ECHR into UK law, has…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights in the UKThe European convention on human rights was opened for signature in November 1950 in Rome, and the Government in this country was a Labour Government from 1945 to 1951. Will the…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights in the UKIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes, and I am grateful to all hon. Members who have contributed to what has been, on the whole, a very fine debate on human…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights in the UKI am pleased to hear that the Minister has read the biography of David Maxwell Fyfe. On our future commitment to the ECHR, at the moment there is real concern that the…13 Feb 2019HANSARD Human Rights in the UKI am happy to find some agreement with the hon. Gentleman because, yes, all those things still apply today. That is precisely my point—why would anyone want to change any of those…13 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q No one is suggesting that migrants should be exploited or paid less than they deserve, but there is also a concern in Wales that the average salary for the whole of Wales is…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Yes, collectively. But if there was ever a measure that restricted the number of nurses coming from overseas, such as the £30,000 threshold, clearly that would have a detrimental…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q I think you have been very firm in your views on levels of migration being too high. What is the right level of migration? Lord Green: Until 1998, the level of net migration had…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Professor Kinnair, going back to the issue of the £30,000 threshold, I remember your “Scrap the cap” campaign very well, which I and many colleagues supported. You have done a…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q My question is slightly different though. I was referring to “sustainable levels”. Would you ever express—or wish to express—a view on what that might be in a given year?…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)The previous Government policy was to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands, but the Home Secretary seems to be saying now that immigration should be at sustainable…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q No one would disagree that social care is in need of reform. Assuming that reform does not happen any time soon, I take it from your answer that the £30,000 will have an adverse…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q I became an MP in 2015, as it happens, but I remember the history you are setting out. Surely it is not the case that the needs of the economy in the 2020s will be the same as…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Manning, you may have seen the CBI Wales analysis showing that 58% of workers in the manufacturing sector in Wales, over one quarter of whom are EU nationals, earn…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q The right level of migration for the 2020s will be very different from what it was in the 1990s. Lord Green: Not necessarily. We would settle for the Government’s policy until…12 Feb 2019HANSARDPensions DashboardI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, and I congratulate him on securing the debate. I entirely agree that it is a very good idea to have all this information in one…06 Feb 2019HANSARDGWR and Network PerformanceI congratulate my hon. Friend on the way he is leading this very important debate. On that point, my constituents who have contacted me say they want to use the train service more…05 Feb 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Prosecution RatesThe latest figures published by the Home Office show that only 1.9% of recorded rapes are prosecuted. Baroness Newlove, the Victims’ Commissioner, said: “I am often hearing from…31 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Prosecution RatesI do not dispute the Solicitor General’s worthy intentions in this, but we have a situation where two in 100 reported rapes are reaching prosecution. It is a quite appalling…31 Jan 2019