Proceeding contribution from Damian Green (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 June 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords].
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]
I am very glad to hear that last point and I look forward to the Home Secretary—or her successor—following the same route in respect of the ruling about DNA. Let me explain the apparent confusion. About 40 per cent. of people with ILR never apply for citizenship, so we are not talking about just a few people around the edges of the system, but about very significant numbers. The Minister appears to be advancing a new doctrine that those people are in some way a failure of the system and that he wants everyone on ILR to move towards citizenship. If I am looking confused, it is because I cannot really believe that he is saying that.
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- 2008-09
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- Children Asylum Deportation British nationality Customs officers Borders Immigration controls Immigration Undocumented migrants Free movement of labour Entry clearances Immigration officers Offenders Personal records Ports Overseas students Migrant workers UK Border Agency Common travel area
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- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill (HL) 2008-09
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