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HANSARDChildren’s Health and WellbeingOn Friday, I met two clinical commissioning groups that cover my constituency specifically to discuss mental health and children’s health and wellbeing. While it is an extremely…26 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Ninth sitting)I rise briefly to raise a specific issue that a constituent has brought to me, but also to recognise that the Home Office has done a significant amount of work to reduce the time…05 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)My right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. That is one of the challenges that we parliamentarians face. It is important to recognise that there are sensitivities around…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)I want to speak sympathetically—although hon. Members should not get excited—to amendment 8 and the issue of the minimum threshold, if this is the appropriate time to do so.26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)It has been a while since I have been on the Back Benches.26 Feb 2019HANSARD Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Care HomesDoes my hon. Friend agree that this is slightly shocking to us all and in particular the family member of the victim in question, who has not been told by the council that this…26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)I shall contain myself.26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is no longer a surprise that I rise in sympathetic support of the amendment tabled by the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston. I am the independent chair of Medway Council’s…26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)It has been a while since I have been on the Back Benches.26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)I want to speak sympathetically—although hon. Members should not get excited—to amendment 8 and the issue of the minimum threshold, if this is the appropriate time to do so.26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Fifth sitting)I shall contain myself.26 Feb 2019HANSARD Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults: Care HomesI join colleagues from across the House in commending the hon. Lady for her incredibly brave speech. I am in awe of how she is articulating her case this evening. As a former…26 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Once we have left the EU, can you envisage any scenario in which EU citizens should be given preference in a future immigration system? Lord Green: I do not see any need for it.12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Those are good points, but did you respond to the Law Commission’s consultation, where you could make those points? Matthew Fell: I would need to check, to be perfectly honest.12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q The other thing you said in your evidence was around linking migration and labour market access to trade deal negotiations. Can you expand a little bit on that? Matthew Fell:…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q You have spoken of the need to streamline and simplify the future immigration system. Following the question put by the Minister to the previous witnesses, did you manage to…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q That would be enormously helpful. I have a very quick question for Universities UK. The Home Secretary said explicitly on Second Reading that there would be no cap on student…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you know what percentage of your overall workforce is from overseas? Professor Dame Donna Kinnair: I thought it was 17%, but I can write to you to clarify that.12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)It would be helpful if we could have some clarification. Professor Dame Donna Kinnair: We can write to you with that clarification, but my understanding is that 10% of people on…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q Is that 10% of the entire workforce? Professor Dame Donna Kinnair: It is 10% of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s register. We would be using the NMC register. I think that is…12 Feb 2019