Clause 17 - Destitution: definition
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill
11:15 am
Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey, Liberal Democrat)
I am grateful, and I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments made: No. 104, in page 10, line 41, leave out 'or assets which are' and insert 'which is'.
No. 105, in page 10, line 43, at end insert—
'( ) enable or require the Secretary of State in deciding whether a person is destitute to have regard to assets of a prescribed kind which he or a dependant of his has or might reasonably be expected to have;'.—[Angela Eagle.]
Clause 17, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
It being twenty-five minutes past Eleven o'clock, The Chairman adjourned the Committee without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.
Adjourned till this day at half-past Two o'clock.