Formal Minutes
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Members present:
Rt Hon Keith Vaz, in the Chair
| Nicola Blackwood
Michael Ellis
Dr Julian Huppert
Lorraine Fullbrook
| | Steve McCabe
Rt Hon Alun Michael
Bridget Phillipson
Mr David Winnick
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Paragraphs 1 and 2 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 3 to 9 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 10 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 11 to 13 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 14 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 15 to 17 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 18 and 19 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 20 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 21 to 78 read and postponed.
Paragraphs 79 to 82 (now paragraphs 21 to 24) read
and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 21 (now paragraph 25) again read,
amended and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 22 (now paragraph 26) read and
agreed to.
Postponed Paragraphs 23 to 25 (now paragraphs 27
to 29) read, amended and agreed to.
A paragraph— (Rt Hon Alun Michael)—brought
up, read the first and second time and inserted (now paragraph
30).
Another paragraph— (The Chair) — brought
up, read the first and second time and inserted (now paragraph
31).
Postponed Paragraphs 26 to 28 (now paragraphs 32
to 34) read, amended and agreed to.
Another paragraph—(Nicola Blackwood)—brought
up, read the first and second time and inserted (now paragraph
35).
Postponed Paragraph 29 (now paragraph 36) read and
agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 30 (now paragraph 37) read, amended
and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraphs 31 and 32 (now paragraphs 38
and 39) read and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 33 (now paragraph 40) read.
Amendment proposed, in line 4, to leave out the first
sentence.—(Nicola Blackwood).
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 3 | Noes, 4
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| Nicola Blackwood | Steve McCabe
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| Michael Ellis | Rt Hon Alun Michael
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| Lorraine Fullbrook | Bridget Phillipson
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| Mr David Winnick
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The Amendment negatived.
Other amendments made.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Postponed Paragraphs 34 to 40 (now paragraphs 41
to 47) read, amended and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 41 (now paragraph 48) read.
Amendment proposed, in line 9, leave out from "desire."
to end of paragraph and insert: "We would recommend that
if the UKBA is satisfied that the person has genuinely studied
here, with all the supporting evidence from the college, etc,
and the amount of time spent in studying here is not considered
unreasonable, the application for extending the stay should be
decided in this country. If, however, this is not so, applications
for further courses should be made overseas." —(Mr
David Winnick)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 1 | Noes, 3
|
| Mr David Winnick | Nicola Blackwood
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| Michael Ellis
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| Lorraine Fullbrook
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The Amendment negatived.
Other amendments made.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 42 (now paragraph 49) read, amended
and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraphs 43 to 49 (now paragraphs 50
to 56) read and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 50 (now paragraph 57) read, amended
and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 51 (now paragraph 58) read and
amended.
Amendment proposed, in line 19, to leave out from
start of line to "either" and insert" We would
ideally suggest that the system be maintained, in the light of
the use of post-study work options to attract the best students
by our main competitors in the higher education sector. However,
if it is to be reformed, we recommend that the Government".—(Dr
Julian Huppert)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, | Noes, 3
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| Dr Julian Huppert | Nicola Blackwood
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| Steve McCabe | Michael Ellis
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| Rt Hon Alun Michael | Lorraine Fullbrook
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| Bridget Phillipson | |
| Mr David Winnick | |
The Amendment made.
Other amendments made.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 52 (now paragraph 59) read, amended
and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 53 (now paragraph 60) read and
agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 54 read, divided, amended and
agreed to (now paragraphs 61 and 62).
Postponed Paragraphs 55 to 57 (now paragraphs 63
to 65) read, amended and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraphs 58 to 60 (now paragraphs 66
to 68) read and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 61(now paragraph 69) read, amended
and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 62 (now paragraph 70) read and
agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 63 (now paragraph 71) read.
Amendment proposed, in line 19, after "implemented"
to add "although it would be better to delay implementation
until the situation has been researched more carefully and more
robust proposals subjected to proper scrutiny."—(Rt
Hon Alun Michael)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 4 | Noes, 3
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| Steve McCabe | Nicola Blackwood
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| Rt Hon Alun Michael | Michael Ellis
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| Bridget Phillipson | Lorraine Fullbrook
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| Mr David Winnick | |
The Amendment made.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 64 (now paragraph 72) read and
agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 65 (now paragraph 73) read, amended
and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 66 (now paragraph 74) read and
agreed to.
Postponed Paragraphs 67 and 68 (now paragraphs 75
and 76) read, amended and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 69 (now paragraph 77) read and
agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 70 read, divided, amended and
agreed to (now paragraphs 78 and 79).
Postponed Paragraphs 71 to 77 (now paragraphs 80
to 86) read and agreed to.
Postponed Paragraph 78 read, divided, amended and
agreed to (now paragraphs 87 and 88).
Paragraphs 83 to 85 (now paragraphs 89 to 91) read
and agreed to.
Paragraphs 86 to 88 (now paragraphs 92 to 94) read,
amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 89 to 93 (now paragraphs 95 to 99) read
and agreed to.
Paragraphs 94 and 95 (now paragraphs 100 and 101)
read, amended and agreed to.
Resolved, That the title
of the Report be changed as follows, Student Visas.—
(The Chair.)
Resolved, That the Report,
as amended, be the Seventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair
make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed
copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the
provisions of Standing Order No. 134.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the
Report.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 March at 11.15 am
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