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HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI can give my hon. Friend an assurance that the final threshold for the high skills determination has not been set yet. As we set out in the White Paper, we recognise that the…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI will make some progress and give way later. Secondly, this Bill will protect the rights of Irish citizens. We are very proud of our deep and historic ties with Ireland. When…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI agreed with every word that my right hon. Friend just shared with the House. She reminds us that there are different parts of and different routes within our immigration system,…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI very much agree with how my hon. Friend describes the issue. This is about putting the UK in control of who comes to the UK, so we can be certain that that will benefit our…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThere are two issues there. First, on protections for British nationals working in other parts of the EU, we very much hope that other EU countries respond in the way we are…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillFor many people who voted leave in that referendum, immigration was one of the big, key issues. Many of them would have wanted, first, to see immigration coming down to more…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI assume that my right hon. Friend is referring to detention centres. He will know that detention policy is not covered by the Bill, but he asks an important question and I want…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillYes, absolutely. Anyone who has paid the fee under the scheme will be reimbursed in full.28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Concern over uncontrolled immigration was at the heart of the debate in the run-up to the European Union referendum. The…28 Jan 2019HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillNo one is profiteering from charges that come through the immigration system. In fact, those charges currently do not even cover the full cost. The rest of the cost is covered by…28 Jan 2019HANSARDSecurity Agreements: European UnionThat is quite straightforward. If the right hon. Gentleman takes the time to read the political declaration, he will see that it refers to establishing arrangements—for example,…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI, of course, welcome the High Court judgment, which upholds my decision on all grounds. I hope that hon. Members who at the time claimed that my decision was inconsistent with…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to raise that case. The Government, local police forces and others such as the National Crime Agency have a huge focus on child sexual…21 Jan 2019HANSARDDomestic AbuseMy right hon. Friends, the Prime Minister and Justice Secretary and I are today publishing the consultation response on transforming the response to domestic abuse and draft…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe public testing phase of our EU settlement scheme was launched today. It is open to all resident EU citizens with a valid passport, allowing us to further test the scheme ahead…21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationThe hon. Gentleman might be interested to know that in a recent test—we have just published the results—out of 30,000 applicants, 70% were granted settled status; 30% were granted…21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationOne of the reasons why we piloted the scheme was to look at any issues that might come up before the full launch, which is expected in April. The pilot has just closed; we…21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationThe hon. Gentleman may be aware that in the withdrawal agreement in the Prime Minister’s deal, there is an extensive section on guaranteeing citizens’ rights. I believe that what…21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationThe hon. Lady will know that a consultation on the subject recently closed; it was extended at the request of Martin Forde, the independent chairman appointed to look into the…21 Jan 2019HANSARDImmigrationIt is very important that we have a fair compensation scheme in place. The work that Martin Forde, QC, has done independently is excellent; we will announce more on that soon. I…21 Jan 2019