Key Facts

• Mr Speaker has not selected any of the reasoned amendments.
• The Home Secretary is called to move Second Reading.
• The Bill ends free movement from 1 January 2021.
• EU settlement scheme has seen over 3.5 million applications, with over 1.3 million concluded.
• Irish citizens will continue to have specific rights in the UK under common travel area arrangements.
• A fast-track NHS visa is introduced for qualified staff needed during the pandemic.
• £1.5 billion allocated for adult and children’s social care in this financial year.
• Nick Thomas-Symonds is requested to speak.
• The Bill contains nine clauses.
• 69% of EU migrants working in the UK would be ineligible under the new visa rules.
• 40,000 nursing vacancies exist in England's NHS.
• An average care worker earns £19,104 annually.
• There are 115,000 EU national workers in the care system.
• The Bill aims to end free movement of people from the EU before the transition period ends on December 31, 2020.
• There are concerns about processing delays in the settled status scheme and closed visa application centres due to the pandemic.
• Small businesses need to become tier 2 sponsors by January or face inability to sponsor new employees.
• The Bill is criticized for making it harder to recruit NHS and social care staff.
• More than 100,000 NHS workers are prevented from sponsoring their families due to Home Office financial requirements.
• Employers have less than four months to adapt to new immigration bureaucracy during a public health crisis.
• The proposed NHS visa system is highlighted for its importance in addressing healthcare worker shortages.
• There are over 3 million EEA nationals living legally in Britain with promised legal status protection.
• British citizens living in the EU face issues securing their rights, as noted by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster's letter to the European Commission.
• The cost of a citizenship application in the UK is approximately £1,330, which is higher than other western nations such as Canada and Australia.
• More than half of NHS and careworkers who died from coronavirus were born abroad.
• The EU free movement rights end in December after Brexit happened in January.
• A quarter of a million careworkers have come from abroad, with half from Europe.
• The Government's White Paper proposes a £25,000 salary threshold for overseas workers.
• Illegal migrants can be held indefinitely, with some detained for up to 1,002 days.
• About 25,000 individuals are detained each year for immigration purposes.
• Anna's story exemplifies human trafficking victims treated as criminals without due process.
• The Bill aims to create a points-based immigration system.
• Extending visas for frontline NHS workers is mentioned.
• Concerns are raised about restrictions affecting careworkers and other low-paid essential workers.
• Immigration is essential to culture, economy, and way of life in the UK.
• The new system prioritizes skilled workers including scientists, doctors, nurses, engineers, academics, and innovators.
• Wales has a high dependence on sectors such as steel and manufacturing with skill shortages within specific industries.
• The Bill abolishes freedom of movement.
• There are around 890,000 British nationals affected in the EU.
• Ministers propose £25,600 as a proxy level for skill, which Abbott deems absurd.
• The Bill does not address ending the NHS surcharge or no recourse to public funds system.
• The Bill represents an important step in taking back control over immigration policy.
• Factors considered include business needs, job opportunities for British citizens, obligations to refugees, housing market impact, and social cohesion.
• The term 'low-skilled' is used across multiple Governments and political parties.
• Three quarters of the speaker's constituents voted to remain in the EU.
• The Government is concerned about Henry VIII powers granted by the Bill.
• Organisations in the music industry are pressing for an EU-wide touring visa for musicians and their support staff.
• Musicians earn on average £23,000 a year.
• The Bill reflects concerns of the British people and ends free movement.
• There will be no automatic route into the UK for foreign workers with few formal qualifications.
• A single, consistent and firmer approach to criminality in the immigration system is introduced at the end of the transition period.
• The Bill is seen as failing to protect rights of British citizens in EU member states.
• Royal Society warns about loss of access to European skills and knowledge.
• UK Government plans could make it harder for employers to hire needed workers.
• 99% of applications under the EU settlement scheme have been granted settled or pre-settled status.
• The Bill is seen as undermining public services, particularly health and social care.
• Macmillan's analysis shows a detrimental effect on the health and social care system due to the proposed immigration policy.
• Social care workers need clarity about specific measures to protect their workforce from the new immigration rules.
• About 640,000 immigrants arrived in Britain last year.
• The net figure of immigration was around 200,000.
• Trevor Phillips stated that mass migration risks igniting racial conflict due to 'liberal self-delusion'.
• Large-scale migration into low-skilled occupations has fivefold negative effects including displacement of investment in technology and holding down wage levels.
• Families face restrictive income requirements of £18,600 per year plus additional amounts for each child.
• The cost of immigration health surcharges is set to rise by over 50% in October.
• Nine out of ten visa applications from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh are refused.
• The UK has ended freedom of movement.
• EU migrants contribute £2,300 more to the public purse each year than the average adult.
• There are 25,000 people locked in detention without any limit for how long, only 37% were eventually deported.
• Eleanor Laing voted to leave the EU.
• The Bill aims to end discrimination against non-EU immigrants.
• During the pandemic, NHS staff have come from overseas.
• A points-based system will be used to decide who can live and work in the UK.
• The Bill will provide guidance and support for small businesses during implementation.
• The Bill is seen as flawed due to its timing during a global pandemic.
• It includes extensive Henry VIII powers which allow retrospective changes to legislation.
• The Windrush generation was retrospectively affected by similar policies in 2014.
• The Bill fulfils pledges made to end free movement across borders.
• It aims to restore trust in the UK's immigration system.
• A points-based immigration system will mirror other countries of the free world.
• Employers need sufficient notice to plan for seasonal labour and skill requirements.
• The Bill is criticized for offering more questions than answers.
• It does not address the situation for sectors such as care, construction, and creative industries post-coronavirus crisis.
• The MP argues that immigration occurs when a country's labour market needs people to support an ageing population.
• The Bill aims to end EU freedom of movement and establish a points-based immigration system.
• The MP believes this will help restore public confidence in border control.
• The Labour party is criticised for supporting open borders.
• The Bill aims to control UK borders and end uncontrolled immigration.
• Rights are reaffirmed for UK and Irish nationals to work, reside, and access benefits in each other’s jurisdictions.
• Concerns are raised about amending the settlement scheme to allow dual citizenship for family members of British citizens.
• The DUP supports a compassionate approach to refugees from countries affected by terrorism, war, or persecution.
• The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill establishes a points-based immigration system.
• Doctors and nurses from around the world will receive fast-track entry through the new NHS visa with three to five-year work visas.
• Irish citizens will retain their current rights to live and work in the UK post-Brexit.
• The Bill is criticised as not fit for purpose.
• 43% of Leicester East residents were born outside the UK compared to 10% nationally.
• A Health Service Journal study found that 66% of NHS workers who died from COVID-19 were not born in the UK.
• The MP calls for guaranteeing indefinite leave to remain for family dependants of migrant NHS workers.
• Over 100,000 hate crimes were reported in 2018.
• The MP spoke about a woman from Zambia who had worked in the NHS for nine years but could not get settled status.
• 3.5 million people have already applied for settled status under the scheme for EU nationals.
• The MP supports fast-track visas and extensions for doctors, nurses, and health workers.
• Universities are increasingly reliant on international student fees.
• Income thresholds for immigration have been lowered from £30,000 to £25,600.
• A seasonal worker visa is introduced for certain occupations such as farming.
• Over 1.3 million European citizens have achieved settled status in the UK.
• The Bill includes Henry VIII powers which allow for significant changes to immigration rules without parliamentary oversight.
• Labour Members are described as unwilling to address the concerns of communities that they took for granted.
• Migrants play a critical role in healthcare and social care during the coronavirus crisis.
• The Bill delivers on the commitment made during the Brexit referendum to end free movement of people.
• It establishes a framework for a new points-based immigration system that is fair, robust, and adaptable to economic needs.
• The current debate reflects changing attitudes towards immigration since the 2016 referendum.
• Home Office figures reveal that at the end of March, 493,800 applications to the EU settlement scheme for children had been received.
• Only 11% of looked-after children have secured status according to the Children’s Society.
• The ruling in the High Court on May 7th stated that denying families access to welfare safety net breaches Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
• The Bill aims to deliver a more measured approach to immigration reflecting the will of Stoke-on-Trent North's voters.
• Immigrants contribute significantly to the economy, society, and culture.
• Visa extensions were announced for those seeking employment in the NHS during the pandemic.
• Applicants for the NHS visa receive reduced fees and fast-tracking with increased points.
• The Bill simplifies processes for workers in understaffed sectors.
• A fast-track visa route is being implemented for elite researchers and specialists in STEM fields.
• The Scottish pension-age population is growing while the working-age population declines.
• EU nationals add £10,400 to government revenue and over £34,000 to GDP each year in Scotland.
• John Ross Jr's company relies heavily on staff from Poland, Latvia, Czech Republic, and Estonia.
• The UK is a leader in banking, pharmaceuticals, and research and development.
• Non-EU net migration has reached its highest level since 2004.
• The Bill includes provisions for an NHS visa and specialist fast-track visas for doctors and nurses.
• The Bill introduces a points-based immigration system.
• Dover is fewer than 21 miles away from France.
• People traffickers can charge up to £4,000 to bring individuals into the UK illegally.
• The NHS relies on 29% of doctors working in hospitals and 12% of overall health care workers being from overseas.
• Four out of five employees from EEA countries working full time in social care would be ineligible to work under the £25,600 salary threshold proposed by the government.
• NHS trusts had to pay just short of £163,000 in immigration skills charges in the last financial year.
• The Bill is a framework for a single global points-based migration system.
• The Migration Advisory Committee's key recommendations include reducing the general salary threshold from £30,000 to £25,600 and moving the skills threshold from degree to A-level.
• Over 3.5 million applications have been received through the European settlement scheme with more than 3 million decisions made.
• Remote voting period has now finished.
• The House divided: Ayes 351, Noes 252.