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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Second sitting)Q My colleague asked part of the question that I wanted to ask, regarding comments made this morning by the Migration Advisory Committee about EEA migrant workers making up a…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you not recognise that the Bill is a critical component of delivering the 2016 referendum result? That is the question that the previous witness was asked. Chai Patel: I do…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q You have argued that the Bill should be withdrawn and should instead form part of a wider Bill that encompasses the future immigration system. How does that sit with the…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Can I ask about reciprocal arrangements? Do you have any concerns about British nationals living in the EU? Do you think there should be any preference for British nationals…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)We have just heard from Professor Manning about seasonal workers, for example. The NFU has sent out a briefing for a debate this afternoon, which makes it clear that the food and…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q We have already fallen into the trap that we fell into on Second Reading, which is to start discussing issues around the Government’s White Paper on immigration. Do you think…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q We do, too—we should be doing so as well—but in terms of them working alongside each other, do you think they set out a coherent position? Professor Ryan: I see them as…12 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (First sitting)Q Professor Manning? Professor Manning: The Bill does not have any details on exactly what the future system will be. The White Paper talks about a consultation as well, and there…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Social SecurityI perhaps ought to put it on the record that, because of my passionate speech on Second Reading of the Mesothelioma Bill, when it was quite clear that I wanted to make changes to…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Social SecurityI welcome the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Social SecurityI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s intervention. I still have the Christmas card that Paul gave to me just before we rose for Christmas in 2013, in which he started, “Dear…06 Feb 2019HANSARD Social SecurityI remember Mick Clapham because for my sins—for which I have repented through my rebellions over the Mesothelioma Act 2014—I worked for the insurance industry. Mick was the bane…06 Feb 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersI would love to come. Single parents play an incredibly important role, but for various reasons they are often maligned. Meeting single dads who are doing their very best, in…30 Jan 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point. I saw those statistics while researching my speech; perhaps the Minister’s reply will describe her Department’s work on…30 Jan 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersI did see that interesting statistic. I do not want to get into the details of family make-up in a modern society, because I do not want us to inadvertently criticise those who…30 Jan 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersI could not agree more. It is almost as if the hon. Gentleman has seen my speech, because I am about to start talking about loneliness in new fathers. We need to talk more about…30 Jan 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersI agree with my hon. Friend, but it is very important that we do not fall into the trap of talking about dads as weekend parents. The point of the debate is to discuss how society…30 Jan 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersI beg to move, That this House has considered supporting fathers in early parenthood. As always, Mr Davies, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I hope you will…30 Jan 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersOne reason why I wanted to hold this debate is that I feel it is hard for male colleagues to raise the subject. As a mother, I know that if my other half had come to me and said,…30 Jan 2019HANSARD Vagrancy ActI congratulate my hon. Friend on his tone. I have known him for nearly nine years, and I know that he cares passionately about homelessness and rough sleeping. On the panel, he…29 Jan 2019