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Scrap the £35k threshold for non-EU citizens settling in the UK

Submitted by Joshua Harbord on Saturday 9th January 2016

Published on Tuesday 12th January 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 12th July 2016

Signatures: 114,636

Tagged with

5 years ~ Citizens ~ Economy ~ EU ~ EU citizens ~ Immigration ~ Money ~ NHS ~ remain ~ Theresa May ~ UK

This petition was debated in Parliament on Monday 7th March 2016

Debate Pack
at the House of Commons Library Official Transcript
at Hansard

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MPs who spoke in the debate

Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam) (Con)
Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con)
Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West) (SNP)
Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (SNP)
Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire) (SNP)
Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP)
Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)
Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East) (SNP)
Keir Starmer (Holborn and St Pancras) (Lab)
Stuart C. McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (SNP)
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Refugees (Richard Harrington)
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East) (Lab)
Andrew Rosindell (in the Chair)

MPs are listed in order of first contribution. Normally, either the Speaker (chair) or the person introducing the debate will speak first, and the last to speak will be the minister who responds on behalf of the government.

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