Debate Pack
Delays in the asylum system
A 90-minute Westminster Hall debate on delays in the asylum system has been scheduled for 7 July.
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Insight
EU Settlement Scheme applications: Figures in final month
What we know about applications to the scheme and grants of status as the scheme draws to its official close.
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Research Briefing
EU Settlement Scheme application deadline
This briefing is for members and their staff dealing with constituency casework related to the EU Settlement Scheme deadline.
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Research Briefing
Reactions to the New Plan for Immigration: updated reading list
Reactions to the New Plan for Immigration: updated reading list
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Research Briefing
Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa
The Government has created a new visa for people from Hong Kong with British National (Overseas) status. The five year visa will enable BN(O)s and their dependent family members to live, work and study in the UK, and give them a route to permanent settlement and British citizenship. It launches on 31 January.
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Research Briefing
Asylum support: accommodation and financial support for asylum seekers
People claiming asylum are not eligible for mainstream welfare benefits and are not usually allowed to work. Destitute asylum seekers can apply to the Home Office for accommodation and/or financial support whilst they are waiting for a decision on their asylum claim.
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Research Briefing
Reactions to the New Plan for Immigration: a reading list
This reading list collates a selection of recent media coverage, stakeholder responses and other background material relevant to the Government’s New Plan for Immigration policy statement.
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Debate Pack
UK asylum system and asylum seekers’ mental health
A Westminster Hall debate on the UK asylum system and asylum seekers’ mental health has been scheduled for Tuesday 13 April 2021 from 6:50-7:50pm. The debate has been initiated by Carol Monaghan MP.
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Debate Pack
Immigration and nationality application fees
A Westminster Hall debate on immigration and nationality application fees has been scheduled for Thursday 25 March 2021 from 1:30-3:00pm. The debate has been initiated by Meg Hillier MP.
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Research Briefing
Refugee resettlement in the UK: recent developments
This short briefing gives an overview of recent Government statements on the likely timing of a resumption of resettlement in the UK, and plans for the new UK Resettlement Scheme.
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Research Briefing
End of Brexit transition: Security cooperation
This paper examines what will change in relation to security cooperation with the EU at the end of the Brexit transition period in either a deal or a no-deal scenario.
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Insight
Rough sleeping immigration rule: Who does it affect and how?
The rough sleeping rule has applied to non-EEA nationals since 1 December and will apply to newly arriving EEA nationals from 1 January 2021.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the end of the Dublin III Regulation in the UK
The Dublin III Regulation enabled the UK to return some asylum seekers to EU Member States without considering their asylum claims. It also provided a legal route for reuniting separated asylum-seeking family members in the UK. The Regulation will no longer apply in the UK from the end of this year.
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Research Briefing
Overseas health and social care workforce
This Commons Library briefing paper considers the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit on the overseas health and adult social care workforce and plans to expand the workforce. The paper discusses the measures used to increase numbers of overseas staff during the pandemic, the immigration measures introduced for health and social care workers, and the potential implications of the pandemic and Brexit on overseas recruitment.
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Research Briefing
Asylum accommodation: the use of hotels and military barracks
The use of contingency asylum accommodation - particularly, hotels and former military barracks - has recently increased. This has been due to issues with some asylum accommodation contracts and, more recently, measures to limit the risk of spreading Covid-19.
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