Moved by
Baroness Hamwee
47: After Clause 14, insert the following new Clause—
“Assessment of financial circumstances
When the financial circumstances of an applicant who seeks to enter or remain in the United Kingdom are to be considered account shall be taken of—
(a) the national minimum wage,
(b) the benefit to taxpayers and to society of the applicant acting as a carer,
(c) the applicant’s prospects of employment (including likely earnings),
(d) the prospects of employment (including likely earnings) of the spouse or partner of the applicant, and
(e) the interests of any child of the applicant who as a result of the refusal of the application may be separated from a parent.”