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Government Response to points raised in House of Lords debate on Family Migration.

http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/news/2013/government-response-points-raised-house-lords-debate-family-migration

 Following a debate in the House of Lords on 4th July 2013 led by Baroness Hamwee on the Report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration's Inquiry into the impact of the Family Migration rules, Lord Taylor of Holbeach has sent a letter answering points raised in the debate. The letter outlines the Government's response to concerns raised by peers from across the politicial parties, including regarding the income threshold, employment/welfare benefits/savings, third party support, discrimination, children, the High Court judgment and adult elderly dependents.

You can read the full debate here ( http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2013-07-04a.1385.0 ) and read the APPG on Migration Inquiry report here ( http://www.appgmigration.org.uk/family-inquiry ).

Previously :
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/lords-debate.html
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/more-on-lords-debate.html
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/britcits-bulletin-6th-july-2013.html


A copy was also sent to BritCits, which has been uploaded here :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/158766142/Taylor-August-6-2013

We will respond after having had chance to properly digest this latest development. 

Previous correspondence from Lord Taylor of Holbeach :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/129359660/taylor-2012-11-11
http://www.scribd.com/doc/129359949/taylor-2012-12-29-1

BritCits primary documents : http://www.scribd.com/sjplep/documents
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