Clause 1 - Variation of leave to enter or remain
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill
12:15 pm
Tony McNulty (Minister of State (Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality), Home Office; Harrow East, Labour)
The assorted impact assessments for the Bill are in front of me in all their glory, so the stark answer is no. I do not accept that we are encouraging people to go down the route suggested by the hon. Lady. I say very strongly that the removal of appeal should be considered in the context of the five-year plan and the strategy and all that that entails in terms of shifting burdens to sponsors far more readily, streamlining the decision-making process, putting in all those resources and fusing both work permit applications and visa applications. We should consider all those points, but I take the point about resources, and I hope that I have answered that.