Speeches by Ribeiro-Addy.

“At the moment, the Home Office assesses people as individuals. Why do that when people generally plan as households?”

“In the evidence we have received from immigrants, we are finding that they have planned their lives around a five-year route. They are selling property in their home countries, turning down other jobs and delaying having children. Do you think it is fair to those people for the terms of their route to settlement to be …”

“Would people who would qualify for ILR today but could not afford to pay the application fee be affected by the changes? Would the changes apply to them?”

“A lot of these questions are coming up because of the anxiety of retrospectivity. This is causing a lot of issues, so the question is: if somebody had the right to apply but could not afford it today, what would happen?”

“Could any type of modification be made to these earned settlement proposals that would address a lot of the concerns that you have or would they have to be dealt with differently?”

“Is the cost an implication? I know PRCBC did a lot of work on getting the waiver in place, but I know it is not necessarily always being granted.”

“Are particular groups of children at risk of missing out?”

“What are some of the practical consequences for children and young people when that right to citizenship is either delayed or denied?”

“Solange, I want to ask some questions about citizenship because it follows on from that. They changed the law in 1981 so you were not automatically British if you were born here. I think that is the case. Why are you concerned about the implications of the proposed changes for children’s access to British citizenship?”

“What would you change to make the system fairer?”

“Do you want to touch a little bit on the impact that immigration status has on education and employment? You did mention it a little bit before, but could you speak about some of the people you work with and what this ends up doing to them?”

“To be clear, is this being applied to some children for various reasons who have been born here or who may have lived and gone to primary school here?”

“Chrisann, what has the impact been of the introduction of the five-year route for children and young people who have lived in the UK for most of their lives?”

“What are the application processes like? Are they lengthy? Are they short? What is the difference between them?”

“I want to start by asking some questions about the experiences of young people under the current system. Anna, how easy it is for children and young people to achieve settlement under the current system?”

“My hon. and learned Friend is making a fantastic speech, and I thank him for bringing this debate to Westminster Hall. According to the Royal College of Nursing, 60% of internationally educated staff without ILR have said that it is very likely that extending this qualifying period will affect their decision to remain …”

“We have talked a lot about people who do not necessarily have all the documentation, and you talked about people sometimes coming to you with a birth certificate. There is a small cohort of people in the country who have British birth certificates but who technically do not have the right to work. Are you able to accep…”

“Is the amount you have to go through to get certified to do this a strain on an individual organisation or company?”

“I want to ask David how you get into the business of digital verification. Is there any sort of training or licensing that you have to do in various Government Departments? The layperson might think that these companies are given some sort of right by the Government to carry out said checks.”

“The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s draft code of practice has caused uncertainty and anxiety among the trans and non-binary community. It has also left many workplaces, businesses and single-sex spaces confused about how they should proceed. Although I am pleased that the Government have not rushed ahead with t…”