Skip to main content

1-20 of 33 results for subject:"Migrant workers"

Month X
March 2012

Type

House

Session

Month

March 2012 (33)

Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

Subject

More

Publisher


Show detailed: On Off
Results: 10 20 50 100
Sort by: Newest first Oldest first

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether foreign seamen stranded for any reason in British ports have the right to seek employment on other ships in order to return home.

Asked by
Lord Hylton (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 March 2012
Reference
16542; 736 c284WA
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what statistics her office holds on the number of migrant domestic workers reporting unlawful working conditions.

Asked by
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 March 2012
Reference
100176; 542 c1123-4W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many out-of-country visas were issued to both main applicants and dependents for intra-company transfers between 2000 and 2011.

Asked by
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 March 2012
Reference
97837; 542 c1122-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether legal aid is available to the crews of ships detained in British ports who wish to sue their employers for unpaid wages and for the costs of repatriation; and whether they have any duty of care towards seamen in such circumstances.

Asked by
Lord Hylton (Crossbench)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 March 2012
Reference
16377; 736 c214WA
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether visa applications for non-European Economic Area intra-company staff transfers to the United Kingdom permit allowances to be counted towards the national minimum wage; if so, whether there are any limits to the allowances so counted; whether those allowances are exempt from income tax; and...

Asked by
Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 March 2012
Reference
16497; 736 c224WA
House
House of Lords

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Committee on Safety First: Mobility of Healthcare Professionals in the EU (HL 201 2010-12). Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Answering member
Earl Howe
Department
Department of Health; European Union Committee
Type
Debates on select committee reports
Date
22 March 2012
Reference
736 c1104-18
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many visas were issued in 2011 for non-European Economic Area workers on intra-company transfers, and whether they regard those workers as (1) habitually resident in the United Kingdom, and (2) eligible for free health treatment; and using a median salary of £40,000 how much...

Asked by
Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 March 2012
Reference
16385; 736 c193-4WA
House
House of Lords

My Lords, it does indeed feel that normal service has been resumed in the Chamber. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Young, for the report and for the coherent way that she introduced it. I congratulate her and her committee on a brilliant job. It is true that in September...

Member
Baroness Thornton (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 March 2012
Reference
736 c1111
House
House of Lords

That this House takes note of the report of the European Union Committee, Safety First: Mobility of Healthcare Professionals in the EU (22nd Report, HL Paper 201).

Member
Baroness Young of Hornsey (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 March 2012
Reference
736 c1104
House
House of Lords

My Lords, domestic healthcare has been high on the agenda of this House for the last six months or so. As with most other policies, there is a European dimension. This afternoon I would like to draw the House's attention to the mobility of healthcare professionals within the EU. I...

Member
Baroness Young of Hornsey (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 March 2012
Reference
736 c1104-7
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Hornsey, for initiating this debate and I congratulate her on the excellence of the report. I am in a position to say that as I only joined the committee after it had been published. The noble Baroness has set out...

Member
Viscount Bridgeman (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 March 2012
Reference
736 c1107-9
House
House of Lords

My Lords, from these Benches, I thank most warmly the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Hornsey, and her sub-committee's members for this excellent report in what is an incredibly complicated area. A good deal of thought has gone into its construction. I think that the evidence taken from a large...

Member
Lord Dykes (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 March 2012
Reference
736 c1109-10
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I echo the comments just made by the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton. I, too, am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Young, for her work and the work of her sub-committee in undertaking the inquiry that it did and for producing the report which has proved extremely...

Member
Earl Howe (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 March 2012
Reference
736 c1112-5
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in today's debate. It was heartening to hear so much consensus across the House on the issues that have been raised by the inquiry and in our subsequent report. As I said earlier, I was pleased that the noble...

Member
Baroness Young of Hornsey (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
22 March 2012
Reference
736 c1115-8
House
House of Lords

Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2012. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Lead member
Lord Henley
Answering member
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on delegated legislation
Date
21 March 2012
Reference
736 c165-75GC
House
House of Lords

Once again, it is a delight to follow the noble Lord, Lord, Henley, as we deal with orders and regulations in Grand Committee. I am grateful for his very persuasive arguments in favour of these regulations, but I have one or two points to raise. Clearly, the regulations are about...

Member
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 March 2012
Reference
736 c167-8GC
House
House of Lords

My Lords, these regulations concern fees charged for visa, immigration and nationality services. The fees paid by those making visa, nationality and immigration applications must be specified in regulations made under Section 51 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Regulations that set fees exceeding the administrative cost of...

Member
Lord Henley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 March 2012
Reference
736 c165-7GC
House
House of Lords

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2012. Relevant document: 41st Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

Member
Lord Henley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 March 2012
Reference
736 c165GC
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I apologise for that misunderstanding of the point being made by my noble friend. I cannot give her an absolute guarantee that there will be further consultation, but I will certainly make sure that she is provided with the appropriate clarity that she seeks. We would obviously want...

Member
Lord Henley (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 March 2012
Reference
736 c173-5GC
House
House of Lords

My Lords, my noble kinsman said that he was going to continue welcoming the brightest and the best, yet some of the announcements that he has made seem to go directly contrary to that, particularly the huge increases in fees for tier 1 general and tier 2 visas for coming...

Member
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
21 March 2012
Reference
736 c170-1GC
House
House of Lords