Amendments proposed to the Asylum and Immigration (treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Work-related migration statistics

   

Mr Andrew Turner

NC19

*To move the following Clause:—

       'The Secretary of State shall each year publish information on—

(a)	the extent to which he forecasts that in the ensuing five year period the labour force needs of the United Kingdom—

(i)	can be met by persons with a right of abode or a right to work in the United Kingdom, or

(ii)	will have to be met by the issue of work permits to other persons;

(b)	the number of work permits—

(i)	issued, and

(ii)

taken up,

in the preceding year; and

(c)	the number of persons holding work permits who remain in the United Kingdom.'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [17TH DECEMBER 2003]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Bill:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 27th January 2004.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on 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.

Programming Committee

    6.   Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Programming of proceedings

    7.   All proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.

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ORDERS OF THE COMMITTEE [8th and 13th JANUARY 2004]

That—     (1)   during proceedings on the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill the Standing Committee shall meet when the House is sitting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9.10 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.;

    (2)   12 sittings shall be allotted to the consideration of the Bill by the Committee;

    (3)   the proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the Table below and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.

TABLE

Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
Clauses 1 to 6.	5.15 p.m. on Tuesday 13th January.
Clauses 7 to 9.	5.15 p.m. on Thursday 15th January.
Clause 10; Schedules 1 and 2; Clauses 11 and 12; Schedule 3; Clauses 13 and 14.	11.25 a.m. on Thursday 22nd January.
Clauses 15 to 25; Schedule 4; Clauses 26 to 28; remaining proceedings on the Bill.	6.55 p.m. on Tuesday 27th January.

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Prepared 22 Jan 2004