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House of Commons

 
 

Wednesday 16th November 2005

 

Report Stage Proceedings

 

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, As Amended


 

New Clauses

 

Over-staying leave pending appeal

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Added  NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

A person does not commit an offence under section 24(1)(b)(i) of the

 

Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (over-staying leave to enter or remain) by virtue

 

only of remaining in the United Kingdom at a time when the conditions in this

 

section are satisfied.

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(2)    

Condition 1 is that—

 

(a)    

the person’s leave has been curtailed, or

 

(b)    

his application for variation of leave has been refused.

 

(3)    

Condition 2 is that a decision has been made to remove the person from the

 

United Kingdom.

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(4)    

Condition 3 is that—

 

(a)    

the person could bring an appeal against that decision while in the United

 

Kingdom by virtue of sections 82(2)(g) and 92(4) of the Nationality,

 

Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) (appeals) (ignoring any

 

possibility of an appeal out of time with permission), or

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(b)    

the person has brought an appeal against that decision while in the United

 

Kingdom by virtue of those sections and the appeal is pending.

 

(5)    

In subsection (4)(b) “pending” has the meaning given by section 104 of the

 

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.’.

 

As Amendments to Mr Secretary Clarke’s proposed New Clause (Over-staying leave

 

pending appeal) (NC1):—


 
 

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Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not called  (c)

 

Line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

At a time when the conditions in this section are satisfied a person’s leave to enter

 

or remain is extended by virtue of this section save that such extension shall not

 

prevent a decision to remove the person from the United Kingdom being made.’.

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not called  (a)

 

Line  8,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not called  (d)

 

Line  8,  after ‘been’, insert ‘, or could be’.

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not called  (b)

 

Line  10,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not called  (e)

 

Line  11,  at beginning insert ‘where a decision to remove a person from the United

 

Kingdom has been made’.


 
 

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Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not called  (f)

 

Line  11,  leave out from ‘decision’ to ‘(appeals)’ in line 13.

 


 

Detained persons: national minimum wage

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Added  NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

After section 153 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (removal

 

centres: rules) insert—

 

“153A

Detained persons: national minimum wage

 

A detained person does not qualify for the national minimum wage in

 

respect of work which he does in pursuance of removal centre rules.”

 

(2)    

After section 45A of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39) (exemptions

 

from national minimum wage: persons discharging fines) insert—

 

“45B  

Immigration: detained persons

 

Section 153A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (persons

 

detained in removal centres) disqualifies certain persons for the national

 

minimum wage.”.’.

 


 

Variation and removal decisions

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not selected  NC4

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘After section 82 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Right of

 

appeal: general) insert—

 

“82A  

Variation appeals

 

(1)    

An immigration officer may decide that directions are to be given for the

 

removal from the UK of a person if the Secretary of State has varied or

 

refused to vary the person’s leave to enter or remain, with the effect that


 
 

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he has no leave to enter or remain otherwise than under subsection (3)

 

below.

 

(2)    

The immigration officer may give directions for the person’s removal

 

once the time for giving notice of appeal against the decision described

 

in subsection (1) above has expired and no appeal under that subsection

 

is pending.

 

(3)    

The person’s leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom,

 

notwithstanding the variation or refusal to vary his leave to enter or

 

remain, is extended for the period during which no decision under

 

subsection (1) above is taken and an appeal under section 82(1) of the

 

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) could be brought

 

against that decision or is pending.”.’.

 


 

Entry clearance applications

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not called  NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘For sections 90 and 91 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002

 

(Restricted right of appeal in relation to entry clearance for visitor or student)

 

subsubstitute the following—

 

“90    

Entry clearance

 

(1)    

A person may not appeal under section 82(1) against refusal of entry

 

clearance as a visitor unless the application was made for the purpose of

 

visiting a member of the applicant’s family.

 

(2)    

In subsection (1) the reference to a member of the applicant’s family shall

 

be construed in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of

 

State.

 

(3)    

Regulations made under subsection (2) may in particular

 

(a)    

define ‘member of the applicant’s family” for the purposes of

 

this section;

 

(b)    

make provision by reference to the duration of two individuals’

 

residence together;

 

(c)    

confer a discretion.

 

(4)    

A person may not appeal under section 82(1) against refusal of entry

 

clearance as a student if the application is for entry clearance to follow a

 

course of study and—

 

(a)    

the course of study for which he has been accepted will not last

 

more than six months,

 

(b)    

he has not been accepted for a course, or


 
 

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(c)    

the course of study for which he has been accepted is not at a UK

 

education institution on the approved register.

 

(5)    

Where a person has no right of appeal under subsections (1) or (4) above,

 

a person applying for entry clearance as a dependant on his application

 

shall have no right of appeal.

 

(6)    

Nothing in this section prevents the bringing of an appeal on either or

 

both of the grounds referred to in section 84(1)(b), (c) and (g)”.’.

 


 

Payment for accommodation

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not selected  NC6

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘After section 4(9) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (accommodation)

 

add—

 

“(10)    

For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State may pay, or

 

arrange for the payment of, subsistence support and facilities other than

 

accommodation in cash.”.’.

 


 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Negatived on division  47

 

Page  1,  line  3,  leave out Clause 1.

 

Mr Humfrey Malins

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Roger Gale

 

Not called  4

 

Page  1,  line  16  [Clause  1],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

the leave was granted to a person to follow a course of study at a UK

 

education institution on the approved register; or’.

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Not called  33

 

Page  1,  line  16  [Clause  1],  at end insert—


 
 

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‘( )    

the leave was granted to a person who had applied for but not been given

 

asylum or humanitarian protection as an unaccompanied minor but had

 

been granted exceptional or discretionary leave to enter or remain’.

 

Mr Humfrey Malins

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Roger Gale

 

Not called  3

 

Page  1,  line  21  [Clause  1],  at end insert—

 

‘(fc)    

Variation of, or refusal to vary, a person’s limited leave to enter or remain

 

in the United Kingdom if—

 

(i)    

the leave was granted to a person to follow a course of study at a

 

UK education institution on the approved register; and

 

(ii)    

the result of the variation or refusal taking effect is that the

 

person is unable to—

 

(a)    

complete that course of study,

 

(b)    

attend or undertake any event or activity in connection

 

with that course of study, or

 

(c)    

move from that course of study to another course of

 

study at the same or another institution.’.

 


 

Mr Humfrey Malins

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Not called  5

 

Page  2,  line  31  [Clause  3],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

An appeal under subsection (2) may be brought in the United Kingdom.’.

 

Mr Humfrey Malins

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Negatived on division  6

 

Page  2,  line  36,  leave out Clause 4.

 


 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  27

 

Page  3,  line  32  [Clause  4],  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

For section 23(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (monitoring

 

refusals of entry clearance) substitute—

 

“(1)    

The Secretary of State must appoint a person to monitor, in such manner

 

as the Secretary of State may determine, refusals of entry clearance in

 

cases where, as a result of section 88A of the Nationality, Immigration

 

and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) (entry clearance: non-family visitors and

 

students), an appeal under section 82(1) of that Act may be brought only


 
 

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on the grounds referred to in section 84(1)(b) and (c) of that Act (racial

 

discrimination and human rights).”.’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  28

 

Page  5,  line  18  [Clause  9],  leave out from ‘Kingdom’ to end of line 21 and add—

 

‘(4A)    

An appeal under section 82(1) brought by a person while he is in the United

 

Kingdom shall be treated as abandoned if the appellant is granted leave to enter

 

or remain in the United Kingdom (subject to subsections (4B) and (4C)).

 

(4B)    

Subsection (4A) shall not apply to an appeal in so far as it is brought on the

 

ground relating to the Refugee Convention specified in section 84(1)(g) where the

 

appellant—

 

(a)    

is granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for a period

 

exceeding 12 months, and

 

(b)    

gives notice, in accordance with any relevant procedural rules (which

 

may include provision about timing), that he wishes to pursue the appeal

 

in so far as it is brought on that ground.

 

(4C)    

Subsection (4A) shall not apply to an appeal in so far as it is brought on the

 

ground specified in section 84(1)(b) where the appellant gives notice, in

 

accordance with any relevant procedural rules (which may include provision

 

about timing), that he wishes to pursue the appeal in so far as it is brought on that

 

ground.’.

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Mr Mark Oaten

 

Mr Charles Kennedy

 

Sir Menzies Campbell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Not selected  48

 

Page  5,  line  25,  leave out Clause 11.

 


 

Mr Humfrey Malins

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Not selected  7

 

Page  6,  line  27,  leave out Clauses 14 to 19.

 

Mr Humfrey Malins

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Withdrawn  8

 

Page  6,  line  28  [Clause  14],  after ‘employ’, insert ‘for more than 15 hours in any

 

one week’.


 
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