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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 4, page 2, line 34, leave out “appropriate” and insert “necessary” This amendment would ensure that the Secretary of State may only make…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his explanation. I am not convinced that there will be a time problem between the Bill coming into force and the end of the transition period, so…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)Given what the Minister and shadow Minister have said, I can, I hope, be helpfully brief. I am grateful to the Minister for clarifying the position on deportation, but the shadow…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 18, in schedule 1, page 7, line 26, leave out paragraph 4(2). I am moving this amendment because, as we heard on Tuesday from Adrian Berry, the drafting of…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)I have had that intervention before, and I think I answered it. There is one individual who would be expected to apply to the scheme but at some point in the past—I am not sure…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response. I will have to go and look at the drafting of my amendment. While it may not be technically correct, I absolutely stand by the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)We are back to the nuts and bolts of delegated legislation. This time, rather than considering the scope of the powers, we are looking at the procedures that should be used when…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 5, in clause 4, page 3, line 9, leave out subsection (6). This amendment would narrow the scope of the powers provided to the Secretary of State in Clause…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward, albeit at a longer distance than we are accustomed to. I thank the Clerks for dealing with what were probably some…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)Again, I am grateful to the Minister for his reply. The amendment would not negate the good work that has happened in managing to process applications from EU nationals and…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am happy to take on board what the Minister says and redraft the amendment to include, for example, a £50 fine if somebody does not have a document proving their settled status.…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am very grateful to the Minister for his response. I will not press either amendment 1 or new clause 34 to a vote, but for slightly different reasons. On new clause 34, I am…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)I have put amendment 1 at the top of my list because the subject is very close to my heart. It is on a huge issue with our so-called family migration rules. I call them…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in clause 4, page 3, line 28, at end insert— “(11) Regulations made under subsection (1) must make provision enabling UK citizens falling within the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)I echo entirely the comments of both Members who have spoken so far, the hon. Members for Halifax and for Coventry North West. In short, people who apply for refugee status in…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I am grateful to the Minister for his extensive response, but he is right in one thing, which is that he has not fully…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for his explanation. I absolutely understand what the Government are trying to achieve and that some of the rights in the workers directive have been put in…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)The Minister is right that I would love to see all these rights retained, but that is not the motivation behind this amendment. I accept that the Government want to go about…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)I apologise, Sir Edward, but in my excitement over the Henry VIII clause and various other delegated powers, I forgot to speak to amendment 22, so I will speak to it briefly. It…11 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Third sitting)I am pleased to speak in support of the amendments. At this stage I expect to get the Government Members excited because I am urging them to take back control, by which I mean…11 Jun 2020