Points-based Immigration System Debate

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Department: Home Office

Points-based Immigration System

Felicity Buchan Excerpts
Monday 24th February 2020

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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As has been outlined, it is pretty clear that the points-based system is open and firm, but fair. Importantly, it ends discrimination that has existed for too long in our immigration system.

Felicity Buchan Portrait Felicity Buchan (Kensington) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend confirm that we have already protected the rights of EU citizens who are in the UK, many of whom live in Kensington? Already, 3 million people have applied for settled status.

Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise the EU settlement scheme. She will have heard me say that so far 2.8 million people have been granted settled status, and there have been over 3 million applications.