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Proceeding contribution from Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 25 March 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL].

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am a little encouraged. The noble Lord said that a person in tier 2 can be out of work for up to 60 days under the employment rules. Is he now saying that when Ministers come to exercise their discretion under the Bill, they will always excuse someone who has been out of work for as much as 60 days, and that the discretion only comes into play if you exceed the limits in the existing tier requirements? Can he also deal with my other question that if a person is in, say tier 2—it does not matter which tier—and he cannot get a job in the category under which he came in, would he be permitted to accept less professional or less advanced work without forfeiting his right to apply for citizenship at the end of the period?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c736 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Complaints Children Disclosure of information Conditions of employment Data protection Criminal records Biometrics Asylum Detainees Applications British nationality Airports Customs officers Customs Citizenship Borders Employment Families Fingerprints Immigration controls Immigration Genetics Undocumented migrants Human trafficking Foreign nationals Immigration officers Misconduct Offenders Personal records Northern Ireland Police Powers Public appointments Ports Passengers Proof of identity Migrant workers Travel Terrorism Training Security Refugees Voluntary work Revenue and Customs Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland UK Border Agency
Legislation
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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