Immigration Fees for Healthcare Workers

I agree with the hon. Lady. The scheme has been extended by 12 months, but care workers are the l...

During the pandemic, I was involved with GMB’s campaign for NHS cleaners and carers to be granted...

It is true that these have been the most challenging of times, and indefinite leave to remain is ...

It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma, and a pleasure to speak on a topic t...

Some 28% of respondents to the Petitions Committee’s survey on this issue said that they had dela...

Completely; this is something I have debated. As I say, my partner is from the Philippines and, b...

So many of my constituents have contacted me to say that these fees are absolutely too expensive ...

The hon. Lady imputes to me knowledge that is far above my pay grade, but I am sure the Minister ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my hon. Friend the M...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that the Government are behaving in ...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Why are we making overtures to people in other countries and ...

It is good to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma, and it is a pleasure to take part in this debate. ...

Although health policy is devolved, visa and immigration policy is not, which means that the deci...

I do not, but I would be interested to hear from the Minister about that. I will come shortly to ...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is not just the cost of the applications themselves, but al...

I absolutely agree. In terms of financial cost and complexity, it is so easy to put a foot wrong....

It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Sharma. I add my tribute to my hon. Frien...

I appreciate all the things the shadow Minister is saying about home-grown talent. What is his an...

The hon. Member raises a very important and interesting point. Of course, on education, it prompt...

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), who opened the debate with a chara...

I hope the Minister will come on to the point of biometric residence permits, but I want to draw ...

I would be more than happy to say something on that now in answer to both the hon. Member and the...

I used to work in financial services, and this term is commonly used in financial services. Is th...

The hon. Gentleman makes an emotive point, but the reality is that we must fund our immigration a...

At the crux of the matter are the figures produced by the Petition Committee’s survey, which sugg...

I will come to that point in a moment, because I would like to answer it directly. We have given ...

The Minister is being generous with his time. There are other reasons, though—it is not just cost...

Although I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s point, I do think it is an important to clarify that n...

The hon. Member for Delyn (Rob Roberts) made a very valid point: we have to look at the wider pic...

It was for that reason that we took the decision to apply a 50% discount to the initial visa fee,...

Will the Minister give way on that point?

I am happy to give way, but I should then draw my remarks to a close.

Two weeks ago, I met second year medical students studying in our country. The majority said they...

The hon. Lady makes a valid point. Of course, we want to retain as many NHS professionals as poss...

I thank the Minister for his remarks, but they are disappointing. I share the concerns of the hon...