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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 7 November 2013

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Immigration Bill


 

Note

 

The amendments have been arranged in accordance with Order of the Committee

 

[29 October 2013].

 


 

Mr David Hanson

 

Helen Jones

 

Phil Wilson

 

49

 

Clause  15,  page  15,  line  7,  after ‘Chapter’, insert ‘subject to the provisions set out

 

in section [Consultation with the devolved administrations]’.

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Helen Jones

 

Phil Wilson

 

50

 

Clause  15,  page  15,  line  7,  after ‘Chapter’, insert ‘subject to the provisions set out

 

in section [Pilot of residential housing provisions]’.

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Helen Jones

 

Phil Wilson

 

25

 

Clause  15,  page  15,  line  24,  leave out ‘order’ and insert ‘regulations’.

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Helen Jones

 

Phil Wilson

 

26

 

Clause  15,  page  15,  line  27,  at end add—

 

‘(8)    

Regulations under subsection (6)—


 
 

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(a)    

shall be made by statutory instrument, and

 

(b)    

may not be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by

 

resolution of, each House of Parliament.’.

 


 

Mr David Hanson

 

Helen Jones

 

Phil Wilson

 

30

 

Schedule  3,  page  55,  line  22,  after ‘hostel’, insert ‘night shelter or domestic

 

women’s refuge’.

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Helen Jones

 

Phil Wilson

 

31

 

Schedule  3,  page  56,  line  35,  leave out paragraph 8.

 

Paul Blomfield

 

Meg Hillier

 

59

 

Schedule  3,  page  57,  line  4,  leave out from ‘building’ to the end of line 26 and

 

insert ‘between—

 

(a)    

a landlord, as defined in paragraph 3 of section 15; and

 

(b)    

one of the following—

 

(i)    

an applicant for a Tier 4 visa holding a certificate of acceptance

 

of studies issued by an authority-funded educational institution;

 

or

 

(ii)    

an applicant for a student visitor visa for a period longer than six

 

months.’.

 


 

Mr Mark Harper

 

10

 

Clause  17,  page  16,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

A landlord is to be taken to “authorise” an adult to occupy premises in the

 

circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) if (and only if) there is a contravention

 

of this section.’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

11

 

Clause  17,  page  17,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

A contravention of this section does not affect the validity or enforceability of any

 

provision of a residential tenancy agreement by virtue of any rule of law relating


 
 

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to the validity or enforceability of contracts in circumstances involving

 

illegality.’.

 


 

Meg Hillier

 

52

 

Clause  19,  page  18,  line  9,  at end insert ‘or

 

(c)    

an “in time” application for leave to remain has been made and the agent

 

has secured—

 

(i)    

a letter confirming the application from an accredited legal

 

representative, and

 

(ii)    

proof of delivery.’.

 


 

Meg Hillier

 

53

 

Clause  21,  page  19,  line  18,  after ‘into’ insert ‘or

 

(b)    

an “in time” application for leave to remain has been made and the

 

landlord has secured—

 

(i)    

a letter confirming the application from an accredited legal

 

representative, and

 

(ii)    

proof of delivery.’.

 


 

Mr David Hanson

 

Helen Jones

 

Phil Wilson

 

27

 

Clause  24,  page  21,  line  42,  leave out paragraph (c).

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Helen Jones

 

Phil Wilson

 

28

 

Clause  24,  page  22,  line  7,  leave out paragraph (b).

 



 
 

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John Robertson

 

56

 

Clause  27,  page  23,  line  43,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

the responsibility for agents to inform landlords, where the agent takes

 

over management of the property, that an agreement should be made over

 

the responsible party for immigration checks.’.

 


 

Mr Mark Harper

 

12

 

Clause  29,  page  25,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

If the draft of an instrument containing an order under or in connection with this

 

Chapter would, apart from this subsection, be a hybrid instrument for the

 

purposes of the standing orders of either House of Parliament, it is to proceed in

 

that House as if it were not a hybrid instrument.’.

 


 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

37

 

Clause  33,  page  27,  line  24,  after ‘charge’, insert ‘for—

 

(i)    

holders of tier 4 student visas and student visitor visas;

 

(ii)    

a person who has made National Insurance payments for two

 

financial years; and

 

(iii)    

other groups that the Secretary of State may specify in the

 

order.’.

 

Meg Hillier

 

54

 

Clause  33,  page  27,  line  24,  after ‘charge’, insert ‘for those needing treatment for

 

HIV, TB and other communicable diseases as agreed by the Secretary of State for wider

 

public health benefit.’.

 

Paul Blomfield

 

Meg Hillier

 

57

 

Clause  33,  page  27,  line  24,  after ‘charge’, insert ‘including but not limited to—

 

(i)    

applicants for a Tier 4 visa holding a certificate of acceptance of

 

studies issued by an authority-funded educational institution;

 

and

 

(ii)    

applicants for student visitor visas for a period longer than six

 

months.’.

 

Meg Hillier

 

55

 

Clause  33,  page  27,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(g)    

exempt pregnant women from the charge.’.


 
 

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Helen Jones

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Phil Wilson

 

51

 

Clause  33,  page  27,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

The Government shall, 12 months from Royal Assent of this Act, lay before the

 

House a report on the sums collected under this section and the expenditure

 

thereof.’.

 

Paul Blomfield

 

Meg Hillier

 

58

 

Clause  33,  page  27,  line  34,  at end insert—

 

‘“authority-funded” has the meaning given by Regulation 4(a) of the

 

Education (Student Support and European University Institute)

 

(Amendment) Regulations 2013.’.

 


 

Mr Mark Harper

 

60

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  45,  page  35,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

A relevant party must comply with a requirement specified in regulations made

 

under section 46(4) if—

 

(a)    

the section 43 notice given to the relevant party states that he or she must

 

do so, or

 

(b)    

the Secretary of State subsequently notifies the relevant party (orally or

 

in writing) that he or she must do so;

 

    

and the relevant party must comply with that requirement in the manner stated in

 

the section 43 notice or in the Secretary of State’s notification (if such a manner

 

is stated there).’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

61

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  45,  page  36,  line  31,  leave out from ‘by’ to end of line 32 and insert ‘or in

 

accordance with—

 

(a)    

subsection (2A);’.

 


 

Mr Mark Harper

 

62

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  46,  page  36,  line  43,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

notice that a relevant party may be required to comply with one or more

 

requirements imposed by the Secretary of State subsequently in

 

accordance with section 45(2A); and’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

63

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  46,  page  37,  line  11,  leave out from ‘regulations,’ to end of line 12 and

 

insert ‘specify requirements relating to the conduct of investigations which may be


 
 

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imposed on a relevant party by the section 43 notice or by the Secretary of State

 

subsequently in accordance with section 45(2A).’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

64

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  46,  page  37,  line  13,  leave out ‘impose’ and insert ‘specify’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

65

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  46,  page  37,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(za)    

a requirement to make contact with a particular person or description of

 

persons in a particular way (including by telephoning a particular

 

number) within a particular time period;’.

 


 

Mr Mark Harper

 

66

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  59,  line  14,  leave out ‘(2) to (4)’ and insert ‘(4) or (5A)’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

67

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  60,  line  7,  first column, leave out from beginning to ‘is’ in line 13

 

and insert—

 

‘(a) The usual address of each

  
 

party to the proposed marriage

  
 

(b) If the usual address of a

  
 

party’.

  
 

Mr Mark Harper

 

68

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  61,  line  6,  leave out from beginning to end of line 8.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

69

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  62,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

If subsection (2) or (3) applies to the notice, and the notice is not accompanied by

 

the specified evidence required by that subsection, the notice must be

 

accompanied by—

 

(a)    

specified photographs (within the meaning of section 27E) of each of the

 

parties to the proposed marriage;

 

(b)    

the usual address of each party to the proposed marriage;

 

(c)    

specified evidence that the usual address of a party provided in

 

accordance with paragraph (b) is that party’s usual address; and

 

(d)    

if the usual address of a party provided in accordance with paragraph (b)

 

is outside the United Kingdom, an address in the United Kingdom at

 

which that party can be contacted by post.’.


 
 

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Mr Mark Harper

 

70

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  62,  line  41,  after ‘(6)’ insert ‘or 28C(5A)’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

71

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  62,  line  45,  after ‘(6)’ insert ‘or 28C(5A)’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

72

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  63,  line  3,  leave out ‘or 27E’ and insert ‘, 27E or 28C’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

73

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  63,  line  16,  leave out ‘or 27E’ and insert ‘, 27E or 28C’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

74

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  64,  line  27,  after ‘(3)’ insert ‘in relation to a party to the proposed

 

marriage’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

75

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  64,  line  29,  leave out from ‘that’ to second ‘is’ in line 30 and

 

insert ‘that party to the proposed marriage’.

 

Mr Mark Harper

 

76

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  65,  line  36,  leave out from ‘apply’ to end of line 2 on page 66 and

 

insert ‘unless and until one of the following events occurs.

 

    (1A)  

Event 1 occurs if—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State gives the superintendent registrar the section

 

43notice, and

 

(b)    

that notice is of a decision not to investigate whether the referred

 

marriage is a sham.

 

    (1B)  

Event 2 occurs if—

 

(a)    

the relevant statutory period ends, and

 

(b)    

the Secretary of State has not given the superintendent registrar the

 

section 43 notice.

 

    (1C)  

Event 3 occurs if—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State gives the superintendent registrar the section 43

 

notice,

 

(b)    

that notice is of a decision to investigate whether the referred marriage

 

is a sham,

 

(c)    

the Secretary of State gives the superintendent registrar the section 45

 

notice, and

 

(d)    

that notice is of a decision that both of the parties to the referred

 

marriage have complied with the investigation.

 

    (1D)  

Event 4 occurs if—

 

(a)    

the 70 day period ends, and

 

(b)    

the Secretary of State has not given the superintendent registrar the

 

section 45 notice.


 
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