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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 15th March 2007

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

UK Borders Bill


 

[eleventh and TwelFth Sittings]


 

Paul Rowen

 

John Hemming

 

Not called  132

 

Clause  19,  page  10,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

there is clear evidence that the applicant was unclear about the conditions

 

required; and

 

(e)    

a failure to consider new evidence would be in clear breach of natural

 

justice.’.

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Withdrawn  53

 

Clause  19,  page  11,  leave out lines 4 to 8.

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Not selected  57

 

Clause  19,  page  11,  line  11,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament an annual report

 

on the operation of the Points Based System including a statement on his view as

 

to the consequences of it for migration.’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  90

 

Clause  19,  page  11,  line  11,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament, not more than 12 months after

 

the commencement of the provisions under this section, a report on their

 

operation.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.


 
 

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26

 

, continued

 
 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  91

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  15,  after ‘officer’, insert ‘designated under section 1 of the

 

UK Borders Act 2007’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Negatived on division  150

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  15,  after ‘officer’, insert ‘and a constable in the UK Border

 

Police Force established under section [Establishment of UK Border Police Force]’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  92

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  29,  after ‘293’, insert ‘and section 295’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  93

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  leave out lines 30 to 34 and insert—

 

‘(f)    

the designated immigration officer shall deliver the seized cash to a

 

constable within 48 hours of its seizure. The constable shall then treat this

 

as cash seized by himself under section 294 of the Proceeds of Crime Act

 

2002 (c. 29),’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  94

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  35,  leave out paragraph (g).

 

Paul Rowen

 

John Hemming

 

Not called  133

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The Secretary of State shall make regulations to make provision about the

 

qualification, training and complaints procedure for a designated immigration

 

officer involved in the seizure of cash.

 

(2B)    

The regulations made under subsection (2A) shall be subject to a resolution of

 

both Houses of Parliament.’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  95

 

Clause  20,  page  11,  line  43,  leave out from ‘be’ to ‘of’ in line 44 and insert

 

‘approved by a resolution of both Houses’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 21 Agreed to.


 
 

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27

 

, continued

 
 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  120

 

Clause  22,  page  12,  line  30,  leave out ‘six’ and insert ‘twelve’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  121

 

Clause  22,  page  12,  line  37,  after ‘property’, insert ‘that has been held for twelve

 

months’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  122

 

Clause  22,  page  12,  line  38,  after ‘where’, insert ‘all reasonable steps have been

 

taken but’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  123

 

Clause  22,  page  13,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(ca)    

may not allow disposal of property less than twelve months following its

 

seizure,’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  96

 

Clause  22,  page  13,  line  11,  leave out from ‘be’ to ‘of’ in line 12 and insert

 

‘approved by a resolution of both Houses’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Negatived on division  97

 

Clause  23,  page  13,  line  21,  at end add—

 

‘(2)    

In section 21(2)(a)(i) of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

 

(c. 13) for “two years” substitute “four years”.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 24 Agreed to.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  124

 

Clause  25,  page  13,  line  29,  after second ‘the’, insert ‘attempted’.


 
 

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28

 

, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 26 Agreed to.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  98

 

Clause  27,  page  14,  line  8,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

In section 57(2)(a) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) for “6 months”

 

substitute “51 weeks”.

 

(6)    

In section 59(2)(a) of that Act for “6 months” substitute “51 weeks”.’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  99

 

Clause  27,  page  14,  line  8,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

Where a person is guilty of an offence under sections 57 to 59 of the Sexual

 

Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) or section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment

 

of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19) the provisions of section 28 shall apply.’.

 

Damian Green

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  101

 

Clause  27,  page  14,  line  8,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

In section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act

 

2004 (c. 19) after subsection (5) add—

 

“(6)    

If there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person has been the

 

victim of trafficking in human beings, that person shall not be removed

 

from the UK until the process of identifying the person as a victim of an

 

offence has been completed.

 

(7)    

If an unaccompanied child is identified as a victim of trafficking, the

 

Secretary of State shall—

 

(a)    

provide for representation of the child by a legal guardian,

 

organisation or authority which shall act in the best interests of

 

that child;

 

(b)    

take the necessary steps to establish the identity and nationality

 

of the child;

 

(c)    

make every effort to locate the family of the child when the

 

Secretary of State determines that this is in the best interests of

 

the child.

 

(8)    

If an individual has been identified as a victim of trafficking the Secretary

 

of State shall allow a recovery and reflection period of not less than 30

 

days. During this period it shall not be possible to enforce any expulsion

 

order against that person. During this period, the Secretary of State shall

 

authorise the persons concerned to stay in the UK.”’.


 
 

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29

 

, continued

 
 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Withdrawn  58

 

Clause  28,  page  14,  line  14,   leave out ‘1 or 2’ and insert ‘1, 2 or 3’.

 

David T. C. Davies

 

Not called  7

 

Clause  28,  page  14,  line  15,  leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘any’.

 

Paul Rowen

 

John Hemming

 

Negatived on division  134

 

Clause  28,  page  14,  line  15,  leave out from ‘imprisonment’ to end of line 16 and

 

insert ‘has committed an offence which, in the opinion of the sentencing judge, merits

 

deportation.’.

 

[Adjourned till Tuesday next at 10.30 a.m.


 
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