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“(2)    

The Secretary of State may give an employer who acts contrary to this

 

section a notice requiring him to pay a penalty of a specified amount not

 

exceeding the prescribed maximum and not below the prescribed

 

minimum.”.’.

 

 

Restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian migrants

 

Nigel Mills

 

NC15

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Transitional Provisions set out in Article 20 and Annexes VI and VII of the

 

European Communities No. 2 (2005) Treaty shall be in force until 31 December

 

2018.’.

 

 

Support for prescribed groups

 

Dr Julian Huppert

 

NC16

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Accommodation) is

 

amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In subsection (1), for “facilities for the accommodation” substitute “support”.

 

(3)    

In subsection (2), for “facilities for the accommodation” substitute “support”.

 

(4)    

In subsection (3), for “facilities for the accommodation of a dependant of a person

 

for whom facilities” and insert “support of a dependant of a person for whom

 

support”.

 

(5)    

In subsection (5)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a), for “accommodation” substitute “support” in both

 

occurrences; and

 

(b)    

in paragraph (b), for “accommodation” substitute “support” in both

 

occurrences.

 

(6)    

In subsection (6)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a), for “accommodation” substitute “support”;

 

(b)    

in paragraph (b), for “accommodation” substitute “support”; and

 

(c)    

in paragraph (c), for “accommodation” substitute “support” in both

 

occurrences.

 

(7)    

For subsections (10) and (11) substitute—

 

“(10)    

“support” means—

 

(a)    

accommodation appearing to the Secretary of State to be

 

adequate for the needs of the supported person and his

 

dependants;

 

(b)    

food or other essential items;

 
 

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(c)    

the means to enable the supported person to meet what appear to

 

the Secretary of State to be expenses (other than legal expenses

 

or other expenses of a prescribed description) incurred in

 

connection with his claim for asylum or leave to remain in the

 

UK;

 

(d)    

the means for the supported person and his dependants to attend

 

bail proceedings in connection with his detention under any

 

provision of the Immigration Acts; or

 

(e)    

the means to enable the supported person and his dependants to

 

attend bail proceedings in connection with the detention of a

 

dependant of his under any such provision.

 

(11)    

If the Secretary of State considers that the circumstances of a particular

 

case are exceptional, such other resources as he considers necessary to

 

enable the supported person and his dependants to be supported.”.’.

 

 

Review of the labour market, housing and equality

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Helen Jones

 

Phil Wilson

 

NC17

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

That no later than 12 months following Royal Assent of the Immigration Act the

 

Government shall produce an assessment of the impact of European immigration

 

to the UK with specific reference to non-compliance with and enforcement of

 

the—

 

(a)    

National Minimum Wage Act 1998;

 

(b)    

Gangmasters Licensing Act 2004;

 

(c)    

Equalities Act 2010; and

 

(d)    

Housing Act 2004.

 

(2)    

The review shall assess the impact of each Act in relation to European

 

Community immigration and shall make recommendations to the Secretary of

 

State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Home Secretary and the Minister of

 

State in the Cabinet Office with a copy of the report being placed in the library of

 

each House of Parliament.’.

 

 

Order of the House [22 October 2013]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Immigration Bill:

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 19th November 2013.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 
 

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which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

Order of the Committee [29 October 2013]

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 29

 

October) meet—

 

(a)  

at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 29 October;

 

(b)  

at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 31 October;

 

(c)  

at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 November;

 

(d)  

at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 7 November;

 

(e)  

at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 November;

 

(f)  

at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 19 November;

 

(2)  

the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

 

Table:

 

      TABLE

 

Date

Time

Witness

 
 

Tuesday 29

Until no later

Professor J Meirion Thomas, The

 
 

October

than 9.45 am

Royal Marsden; Jacqueline

 
   

Bishop, Brighton and Sussex

 
   

University Trust and co-chair of

 
   

the Overseas Visitors Advisory

 
   

Group, NHS

 
 

Tuesday 29

Until no later

British Medical Association; Royal

 
 

October

than 10.45 am

College of General Practitioners;

 
   

Academy of Medical Royal

 
   

Colleges

 
 

Tuesday 29

Until no later

MigrationWatch UK

 
 

October

than 11.25 am

  
 

Tuesday 29

Until no later

National Landlords Association;

 
 

October

than 3.00 pm

Residential Landlords Association;

 
   

UK Association of Lettings Agents

 
 

Tuesday 29

Until no later

Crisis

 
 

October

than 3.30 pm

  
 

Tuesday 29

Until no later

Universities UK

 
 

October

than 4.00 pm

  
 

Tuesday 29

Until no later

Immigration Law Practitioners’

 
 

October

than 4.30 pm

Association

 
 

Thursday 31

Until no later

JUSTICE

 
 

October

than 12.00

  
  

noon

  
 

Thursday 31

Until no later

Liberty

 
 

October

than 12.30 pm

  
 

Thursday 31

Until no later

Joint Council for the Welfare of

 
 

October

than 1.00 pm

Immigrants

 
 

Thursday 31

Until no later

Home Office

 
 

October

than 2.45 pm

  
 
 

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(3)  

proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

 

following order: Clauses 1 and 2; Schedule 1; Clauses 3 to 8; Schedule 2;

 

Clauses 9 to 15; Schedule 3; Clauses 16 to 47; Schedule 4; Clauses 48 to 53;

 

Schedule 5; Clauses 54 to 57; Schedule 6; Clause 58; Schedule 7; Clauses 59

 

to 62; Schedule 8; Clauses 63 to 66; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining

 

proceedings on the Bill; and

 

(4)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 19 November.

 

 
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