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Why don't successful asylum seekers have to pay back the cost of their accommodation?
Here's a thought. If you are an asylum seeker and your claim is successful, why are they not required to pay back the cost of their accommodation once they start work.
The cost per person is estimated to be £41k a year.
12:06 UTC
Here are all the laws MPs are voting on this week, explained in plain English!
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Another week, another government bill.
On Tuesday, MPs look at plans to increase employer's National insurance, which was announced in the Budget.
Wednesday brings an Opposition Day debate.
These happen a few times a year and are a chance for other parties to set the agenda. This time it's the Tories choosing a motion for debate, but the topic is still TBC.
And Friday brings private members' bills.
Fresh from last week's sitting, where Kim Leadbeater's assisted dying bill passed second reading, MPs look at another batch of backbench bills. As ever, the time limit means only a few will be heard this time.
MONDAY 2 DECEMBER
No votes scheduled
TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER
Elections (Proportional Representation Bill
Changes the voting system to proportional representation (PR) for parliamentary and local elections in England. Ten minute rule motion presented by Sarah Olney.
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Increases employer's National Insurance (NI) from 13.8% to 15%, starting in April 2025. Reduces the salary threshold at which they start paying NI from £9,100 a year to £5,000. Raises the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500, with the aim of lessening the impact on small businesses.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER
Public Body Ethnicity Data (Inclusion of Jewish and Sikh Categories) Bill
Requires public bodies to include 'Sikh' and 'Jewish' as categories when collecting ethnicity data for the purpose of delivering public services. Ten minute rule motion presented by Preet Kaur Gill. More information here.
THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER
No votes scheduled
FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER
European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Provides an alternative to the Windsor Framework by replacing the Northern Ireland Protocol, ensuring Northern Ireland is governed solely by UK laws, rather than EU regulations. Private members' bill presented by Jim Shannon.
Draft bill (PDF)
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Changes the mechanism by which drugs are designated class A, B, or C. At the moment it's done via an Order in Council, which needs approval from the King and Privy Council. This bill would change it to a regulation made by the Secretary of State, which allows the government to designate substances as controlled drugs much more quickly. Private members' bill presented by Alex McIntyre.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill – 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales
Creates an offence of unauthorised entry to a football match. Those found guilty can be banned from attending football matches for a set amount of time. Private members' bill presented by Linsey Farnsworth.
Draft bill (PDF)
Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill – 2nd reading
Aims to ban rip-off tickets for sporting and cultural events like the recent Oasis sale. Private members' bill presented by Rupa Huq.
Bill not yet published
Educational Institutions (Mental Health Policy) Bill – 2nd reading
Requires certain types of schools to develop a mental health policy. Private members' bill presented by Helen Maguire.
Bill not yet published
Vaccine Damage Payments Act (Review) Bill – 2nd reading
Requires the government to publish a report on the merits of increasing Vaccine Damage Payments by the amount of inflation since 2007 for all claims from 1 January 2020. Vaccine Damage Payments are lump sum payments of £120,000 made to people who are severely disabled as a result of vaccination against certain diseases. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Bill not yet published
NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill – 2nd reading
Gives patients access to alternative non-NHS England treatment if they've waited for more than one year for hospital treatment. Private members' bill presented by Christopher Chope.
Bill not yet published
Terminal Illness (Relief of Pain) Bill – 2nd reading
Aims to protect medical professionals who give pain relief to terminally ill patients by requiring the government to issue guidance on how criminal law is applied in this area. Private members' bill presented by Edward Leigh.
Bill not yet published
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08:11 UTC
The Tory Flood has changed Britain forever
"The 2019 manifesto merely said there would be a new emphasis on high-skill migration and promised that 'overall numbers will come down'. In fact, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak more than trebled them. And they did not, in the main, import high powered economic super-contributors, but low-skilled people from non-aligned cultures many of whom can be expected to be a net drain on the public finances."
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-tory-flood-has-changed-britain-forever/
It's going to be hard to live down. Reform is going to make hay with this.
07:46 UTC
Ouch
15:56 UTC
The slippery slope to the return of the death penalty
"Sixty years on from Britain’s last hangings (thus far), the movement to restore the death penalty appeared to be dead beyond revival. Then along came Kim Leadbeater with her legislative sledgehammer, merrily thumping away at the load-bearing walls of human life ethics. She might consider her cause progressive but in its logic it clears a good stretch of the way for those who would see the black cap return to the English bench."
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-slippery-slope-to-the-return-of-the-death-penalty/
13:33 UTC
Why I didn't vote Conservative this time...
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17:19 UTC
It’s the beginning of the end for the two party system | John Curtice
"Reform UK was particularly successful, securing the highest ever share of the vote to be won by a fourth party (14.3 per cent), better than the 12.6 per cent UKIP won in 2015. It was Reform UK, not Labour, who were most successful at winning over disenchanted 2019 Conservative voters. "
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/28/its-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-the-two-party-system/
I worry that the 60 seats the Conservatives to the LibDems will be forgotten as the threat of Reform looms ever larger.
I can imagine a platform that would win back defectors to the LibDems and Reform, but I wonder if the party can navigate such a narrow path.
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