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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill

With the leave of the House, and at the risk of challenging the Deputy Speaker’s exhortation, I shall respond to a couple of points. First, there is no ambiguity. I want to make that clear. The provision is about the legal contract between employer and employee. There is no distinction between public and private employers. Secondly, I take the points that hon. Members have made and plans will be put in place. When changing the law, it is incumbent on Government to make sure that information is disseminated throughout the sectors affected, even those that are hard to get at, such as small businesses generally and those in the ethnic community specifically. I am firmly convinced that at some stage in the very near future, there will be time for a consolidated asylum and immigration miscellaneous provisions Bill, but now is not the time. I commend the Lords amendments. Lords amendment agreed to. Lords amendments Nos. 12 to 16 agreed to.