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House of Commons

Thursday 11 June 2009

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged according to the Order of the Committee

[9 June 2009].

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause  38,  page  28,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘“Community law” means—

(a)	all the rights, powers, liabilities, obligations and restrictions

from time to time created or arising by or under the Community

Treaties, and

(b)	all the remedies and procedures from time to time provided for

by or under the Community Treaties,

as in accordance with the Community Treaties are without further

enactment to be given legal effect or used in the United Kingdom;’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides a definition of “Community law” for the purposes of Part 1, which is a

term used in amendments 19, 22 and 26.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

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Clause  39,  page  29,  line  7,  after ‘person’, insert ‘who came to the UK under the

Highly Skilled Migrants Programme’.

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Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

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Clause  39,  page  29,  line  9,  after ‘person’, insert ‘who came to the UK under the

Highly Skilled Migrants Programme’.

Mr Phil Woolas

30

Page  29,  line  4,  leave out Clause 39.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

52

Clause  40,  page  29,  line  23,  after first ‘the’, insert ‘average’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment maintains the current position whereby maximum permitted absences during the

qualifying period for naturalisation are calculated in terms of an average over the qualifying pe­

riod.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

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Clause  40,  page  29,  line  27,  after ‘period’, insert ‘, save that periods during which

A was in the United Kingdom with leave other than that conferring qualifying

immigration status shall be disregarded for the purpose of considering whether A had

qualifying immigration status for the whole period’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment ensures that where a person spends two periods of time in the UK with qualifying

immigration status but in between is lawfully in the UK with an immigration status that is not a

qualifying immigration status, the two qualifying periods can be aggregated.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

50

Clause  40,  page  29,  line  31,  at end insert ‘or refugee status or humanitarian

protection’.

Mr David Anderson

Mr David Hamilton

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Clause  40,  page  29,  leave out lines 32 to 36.

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Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

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Clause  41,  page  31,  line  36,  after first ‘the’, insert ‘average’.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

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Clause  42,  page  34,  line  42,  at end insert ‘; or—

(c)	has participated in activities of benefit to the individual applicant, the

host organisation and the wider community.’.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

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Clause  42,  page  34,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(6)	The activity condition can be completed at any point during an applicant’s arrival

in this country or the subsequent probationary citizenship stage.”’.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

51

Clause  42,  page  34,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(6)	In the case of an applicant with refugee status or humanitarian protection—

(a)	the number of years in the period is 5; and

(b)	the activity condition is waived.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment ensures that refugees remain eligible for naturalisation after five years of resi­

dence. This amendment also removes the requirement for refugees to participate in ‘community

activity’ or ‘earned citizenship’ activities.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

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Clause  42,  page  34,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(c)	is 16 years or under.’.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

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Clause  42,  page  35,  line  36,  after ‘Parliament’, insert ‘This resolution shall be

under the affirmative procedure’.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

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Clause  48,  page  39,  line  3,  at end insert—

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‘(4A)

In this section a person is not considered of good character if they have been

convicted of any offence that is triable on indictment.’.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

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Clause  48,  page  39,  leave out lines 6 to 11.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment removes Hong Kong war wives and widows from the list of those who must satisfy

a good character requirement to register as British.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Page  43,  line  18,  leave out Clause 51.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

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Clause  52,  page  43,  line  28,  at beginning insert ‘where leave is granted for the

purpose of studies in the United Kingdom,’.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

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Clause  52,  page  43,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(ib)

a condition restricting his studies to an education institution

registered as a sponsor of non-EU nationals.

(1A)	An educational institution registered as a sponsor of non-EU nationals must be

defined as a University, Institute, Royal College or College under the Company

and Business Names Regulations 1981 (S.I. 1981/1685).’.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Page  44,  line  30,  leave out Clause 55.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

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Clause  57,  page  45,  line  22,  after ‘Kingdom’, insert ‘or the responsibility of the UK

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Government or UK agencies abroad’.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause  59,  page  46,  line  31,  leave out ‘55’ and insert ‘[Transfer of immigration or

nationality judicial review applications]’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment NC4.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause  60,  page  47,  line  1,  leave out ‘51 (entry otherwise than by sea or air:

immigration control)’ and insert ‘[Common Travel Area] (Common Travel Area)’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment NC3.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause  60,  page  47,  line  8,  leave out ‘55 (fresh claim applications)’ and insert

‘[Transfer of immigration or nationality judicial review applications] (transfer of

immigration or nationality judicial review applications)’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment NC4.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause  61,  page  47,  line  38,  leave out subsection (2).

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment leaves out the common-form provision inserted by the House of Lords at Third

Reading to avoid infringing the financial privileges of the House of Commons.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Schedule,  page  48,  line  34,  at end insert—

	‘Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)	In section 11(2), in paragraphs (a) and (b), the words
		“or elsewhere in the common travel area”.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment NC3.

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Schedule,  page  49,  line  3,  at end insert—

	‘Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act	Section 25A(7).
	1978 (c. 23)
	Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)	Section 31A(7).
	Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement	Section 20(5).’.
	Act 2007 (c. 15)

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment NC4.

new clauses

Common Travel Area

Mr Phil Woolas

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	In section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (general principles: the

common travel area), for the words from the beginning to “a person” substitute

“A person who arrives in the United Kingdom on a local journey from any of the

Islands or the Republic of Ireland shall not”.

(2)	In section 11(2) of that Act (meaning of disembark and embark), in paragraphs

(a) and (b), omit “or elsewhere in the common travel area”.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment reinstates the clause as introduced. It removes provision in the Immigration Act

1971 stating that persons arriving in/departing from the UK from/to another part of the CTA are

not subject to control and changes the definition of disembark and embark in relation to the CTA.

Transfer of immigration or nationality judicial review applications

Mr Phil Woolas

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	In section 31A of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54) (England and Wales:

transfer from the High Court to the Upper Tribunal)—

(a)	in subsection (2), for “, 3 and 4” substitute “and 3”,

(b)	in subsection (3), for “, 2 and 4” substitute “and 2”, and

(c)	omit subsection (7).

(2)	In section 25A of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23) (Northern

Ireland: transfer from the High Court to the Upper Tribunal)—

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(a)	in subsection (2), for “, 3 and 4” substitute “and 3”,

(b)	in subsection (3), for “, 2 and 4” substitute “and 2”, and

(c)	omit subsection (7).

(3)	In section 20 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15)

(Scotland: transfer from the Court of Session to the Upper Tribunal)—

(a)	in subsection (1)(a), for “, 2 and 4” substitute “and 2”,

(b)	in subsection (1)(b), for “, 3 and 4” substitute “and 3”, and

(c)	omit subsection (5).’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment reinstates the clause as introduced. It removes restrictions on transferring judi­

cial review applications, with the effect that, subject to the other specified restrictions, judicial re­

view applications relating to immigration or nationality decisions can be transferred to the Upper

Tribunal.

The Ilois: citizenship

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 6 of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c. 8) (The Ilois:

citizenship) omit subsection (2).’.

Establishment of UK Border Police Force

Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	There shall be a body corporate to be known as the UK Border Police Force.

(2)	The UK Border Police Force shall have the functions of—

(a)	detecting and removing illegal overstayers;

(b)	protecting UK borders;

(c)	investigating suspected employers of illegal immigrants;

(d)	preventing and detecting human trafficking; and

(e)	such other functions as the Secretary of State may by order determine.

(3)	Before making an order under subsection (2)(e), the Secretary of State shall—

(a)	publish proposals;

(b)	consult members of the public and stakeholders; and

(c)	lay a draft before each House of Parliament.

(4)	Bodies to be consulted under subsection (3)(b) shall include—

(a)	the Metropolitan Police Commissioner;

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