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Debate between James Brokenshire and Mike Crockart
Monday 23rd March 2015

(9 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Brokenshire Portrait James Brokenshire
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While ensuring sufficient resources so that those arriving are supported at reasonable levels, the minimum income threshold is also intended to ensure that family migrants can participate sufficiently in every-day life to facilitate their integration into British society. That is one of the fundamental purposes of the policy, and I think that is right.

Mike Crockart Portrait Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD)
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13. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the potential introduction of a scheme to allow international students graduating from Scottish further and higher education institutions to remain in Scotland to work for a defined period of time.