Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Danny Kinahan Excerpts
Monday 6th July 2015

(9 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Penning Portrait Mike Penning
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Eastbourne is setting the right trend around the country, and I know the Home Secretary was very impressed when she visited the local authority. That is exactly the sort of way in which we can save money by cutting backroom costs, while also working better together than apart.

Danny Kinahan Portrait Danny Kinahan (South Antrim) (UUP)
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Northern Ireland relies a great deal on nurses from throughout the world to be able to have an efficient health service. The rule that an individual must earn £35,000 before they can stay will damage our health service. Will the Minister allow flexibility or change the immigration ruling for Northern Ireland?

James Brokenshire Portrait James Brokenshire
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I am happy to look into those specific points and write to the hon. Gentleman, but we take advice on this from the Migration Advisory Committee which looks at this independently, setting the figures and assessing the information, so as to inform us in making our determinations.