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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Yes. Luke Piper: On the ratio of those acquiring pre-settled status to those with settled status, the trend is not looking great. The estimates that we have been working to…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Does that have implications for people’s rights—for example, to social security—in the meantime? Luke Piper: It does, yes. It has quite significant implications for a person’s…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)I was just trying to draw a parallel with the status of kids who are born British citizens. Their rights come from a statute, just like you are proposing with these kids getting…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for calling in, Lucy. You are proposing that the status of these kids is set out in law, but they should apply in order to get proof of that status. Is that right?…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Perhaps a user-friendly comparison would be British citizenship. Lots of children are born in this country with the status of British citizen. They obviously do not have a…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Sorry about that. We will leave that for debates later in the week. The Bill may mean that we end up with EU citizens and children stuck with “no recourse to public funds”…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Finally, in your briefing you speak about the significant fees and the NHS charge, for example, that families have to contend with. This Bill will mean that in future, European…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Thank you very much.09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q You spoke earlier about how new immigration legislation always leads to challenges around transition and the need for transitional protections. Were you speaking then about EU…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Is that a fair point, Mr Robinson, that those companies that are already tier 2 will have a significant head-start—they may find that processes slow up a bit, but at least they…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q I daresay that some of the larger companies you may work for will absorb quite a lot of those costs themselves, but if you are running a small business with limited margins, you…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q All things being equal, the job in Dublin seems significantly more attractive. You will not be surprised if I turn to the issue of Scotland. I should explain to the Committee…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q I suppose the broader point is that we operate a land border and a common travel area with a country that has free movement and a completely independent immigration system. Ian…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q And so it would not involve borders at Berwick or whatever else. Ian Robinson: No. The Government is content that the compliance environment/hostile environment measures that we…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Alison, any thoughts on the notion that you could have different rules for Scotland or Northern Ireland, which will face significant challenges as it shares a land border with…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a final question. Alison, you have obviously been critical of the nature of this Bill. Politicians would say that it gives the Home Office a blank cheque. As you say,…09 Jun 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Ms Sankey, may I turn to you? You have spoken already about how rules around detention will apply to people impacted by the Bill. May I ask you about deportation powers, which…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am afraid to say that this is a dreadful Bill that will destroy opportunities for future generations and will split even more families apart. It…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Civil LibertiesThe Information Commissioner has said that the “starting point for contact tracing should be decentralised systems that look to shift processing on to individuals’ devices where…28 Apr 2020HANSARDFirst Minister: Meetings5. When he plans to next meet the First Minister of Scotland.25 Mar 2020