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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister skirted around the fact that she thinks the current levels of scrutiny are absolutely fine, but without really drilling down into why. I wonder how many people in…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister makes a fair point that it would not be realistic to apply that procedure to every single immigration rule change. One alternative would be to use the nice new…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)My original intention was to speak in support of new clause 34, but having considered the matter I have to say that new clause 10, which also covers family members of non-EEA…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)I will speak briefly in support of the broad thrust of the new clause—I might have suggested a slightly different approach—which effectively draws attention to the hostile…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)My recollection is that originally there was supposed to be a detailed assessment of that pilot before it was rolled out, but that after the election of 2015 the Prime Minister…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)We are still talking about huge numbers of people—I think 10,000 or so were detained for over 28 days in 2017—but this is not just about those detained for more than 28 days.…05 Mar 2019HANSARDLocal Authority Services22. Surely local authorities that willingly step up to the plate as asylum dispersal areas deserve additional long-term central Government funding in recognition of the extra…04 Mar 2019HANSARD Stronger Towns FundThe biggest challenge facing many towns, including Cumbernauld, is the impending loss of a major employer: Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Some 130 offices are set to be…04 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)That is all fair enough but, ultimately, the point remains that all of this is incredibly difficult. Nationality and immigration law are complicated, and the settled status…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)This has been a very helpful debate on whether and how we go about charging for NHS services. I am grateful to other hon. Members for their contributions. It is incumbent on all…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)The hon. Gentleman makes an absolutely valid point. I turn to amendment 37, which would prevent the Government from bringing into force those parts of the Bill that subject EEA…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)We could do what we did previously, which was to recover the costs after the event. However, as I say, I have tabled these amendments to spark debate. At the end of the day, if it…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)With amendment 37 and new clauses 42 and 46, I seek to provoke a debate about a particularly important and challenging aspect of the trend towards the outsourcing of immigration…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 37, in clause 7, page 5, line 39, at end insert— ‘(8A) Regulations under subsection (8) may not be made until the Government has amended regulation 12 of…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)That is a slightly unfair characterisation of the amendment, which does not say that we would have to end free movement when the 3 million threshold had been met. We could still…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)The Minister will be aware that the National Audit Office has been critical of the scope of the review of historical cases and has, in particular, urged the Department to widen…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)Absolutely. Another thing that I will say to the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan is that, thankfully, one benefit of devolution—all those who were opposing devolution earlier…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 7, page 5, line 15, leave out “Scotland”.28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Seventh sitting)We now come to the debate that I think everyone in the Committee has been waiting for—a debate about Scotland and immigration policy. Half the room has left, including my hon.…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Seventh sitting)The key visa for workers in this country is the tier 2 visa, which requires someone to work for a particular employer in a particular place. A Scottish visa would not need to be…28 Feb 2019