Debate on Tuesday, 25 November 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Avebury. The answering member was Lord West of Spithead.

Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

Statement of changes in Immigration Rules (HC 1113 2007-08). Lords debate on a motion to disapprove. Motion disagreed to on division (31 to 75).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 705 c1415-36
Session: 2007-08
Department: Home Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Statement of changes in immigration rules, together with an explanatory memorandum. (Vote)
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
House of Commons papers
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Lord Avebury | 705 c1415-9 (Link to this contribution) rose to move, That the statement, laid before the House on 4 November, be disapproved. The noble Lo...; Lord Bew | 705 c1425-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, for again bringing this issue before the House. I wi...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 705 c1422-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to speak on behalf of the universities that have been affected as one of the uninte...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 705 c1423-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intervene briefly to say that this is a spectacular own goal by the Government. The poin...; Bishop of Ripon and Leeds | 705 c1421-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, for challenging the changes to the Im...; Baroness Hanham | 705 c1426-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, beat me to it on this debate, although my right honourable f...; Lord Norton of Louth | 705 c1426 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as an academic, like the noble Lord, Lord Bew. There is little that ...; Lord Avebury | 705 c1429 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, although applications are concentrated within the five tiers, as the noble Lord has just s...; Lord West of Spithead | 705 c1429 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, for the opportunity to debate this Motion. As he sai...; Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 705 c1431 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister tell us why universities themselves cannot act as sponsors?; Lord West of Spithead | 705 c1430-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I acknowledge that each of the tiers breaks down into others, but the system is certainly ...; Lord West of Spithead | 705 c1431-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I understand it, the problem is that that would open up this issue to a raft of other a...; Baroness Williams of Crosby | 705 c1432 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is it not fairly clear that a university has the best awareness of its needs for the resea...; Lord West of Spithead | 705 c1432 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, whatever is picked as the central body—when I first got involved in this, I hoped that it ...; Lord Avebury | 705 c1432 (Link to this contribution) It was this morning, my Lords.; Lord West of Spithead | 705 c1433 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will ask my team when that will appear; perhaps I may get back to the noble Lord on that...; Lord West of Spithead | 705 c1432 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I understand that it has now been updated and that the information on the premium service ...; Lord Avebury | 705 c1434-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am afraid that I am not going to withdraw the Motion, for the reasons that have been tho...; Lord West of Spithead | 705 c1433-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not realise that that included chanting, but I will check. On the points raised by ...; Lord Avebury | 705 c1433 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is paragraph 163 of the guidance that imposes restrictions on what a religious worker u...; Lord Avebury | 705 c1433 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, just to make sure there is no misunderstanding, I was trying to find the definition of per...; Baroness Turner of Camden | 705 c1419-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, for introducing the debate this evening. As he indic...
Subjects: Age Business Diplomatic service Licensing Immigration controls Migrants Domestic service Maintenance Married people Overseas visitors Universities Research Skilled workers Visas Secondment Retirement Religious persons Sponsorship Religious orders Youth mobility scheme
Contains statistics: Yes
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Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

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