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House of Commons

Thursday 11 June 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]

[Third and fourth Sittings]

Clauses 31 to 37 Agreed to.

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to  29

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;’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

Withdrawn  43

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

Highly Skilled Migrants Programme’.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

Not called  44

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

Highly Skilled Migrants Programme’.

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Mr Phil Woolas

Not selected  30

Page  29,  line  4,  leave out Clause 39.

Clause Negatived.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

Not selected  52

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

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

Not selected  49

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’.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

Not selected  50

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

protection’.

Mr David Anderson

Mr David Hamilton

Not selected  48

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

Clause Agreed to.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

Not selected  53

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

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

Withdrawn  45

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

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

host organisation and the wider community.’.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

Not called  46

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

Not selected  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.’.

Tom Brake

Paul Rowen

Not selected  55

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

‘(c)
is 16 years or under.’.

Mr Damian Green

Mr Crispin Blunt

Not selected  47

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

under the affirmative procedure’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 43 to 47 Agreed to.

[Adjourned until Tuesday 16 June at 10.30 am.