Immigrants (NHS Treatment) Debate

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Mark Reckless

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Immigrants (NHS Treatment)

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Points of Order
Monday 25th March 2013

(11 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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I cannot tell my hon. Friend the answer except for one detail: my two children were not born to a mother from the EU.

Mark Reckless Portrait Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con)
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The Secretary of State has explained that the July guidance was from an independent body and in line with the existing rules. Who wrote the existing rules? Will he confirm that he will change them?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Mr Hunt
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The rules existed for 13 years under the Labour Government, who did absolutely nothing to change them. We are tackling the problem. If Labour Members had any grace, they would thank us for doing so.

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