The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee launches a new inquiry into settlement, citizenship, and integration.
The Government has proposed changes to settlement and citizenship in the Immigration White Paper and the Policy Paper on asylum and returns. The Committee is looking at these proposals as well as the Government’s longer-term intentions relating to citizenship. The inquiry will also look at measures to aid integration and social cohesion in the processes that lead to permanent settlement and citizenship.
Today, the Committee is holding its first evidence session. The Committee will hear from Professor Alan Manning, Professor of Economics, LSE, and Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future.
Meeting details
The Committee will cover a range of topics including issues around immigration policy generally and the Government’s proposals on earned settlement and earned citizenship. It will also look at how the UK’s policy can be compared with the approach taken in other countries.
Possible questions
- Why is Immigration Policy hard?
- Has the UK been proactive or reactive in forming settlement and citizenship policy?
- Is linking “contribution” to settlement and citizenship the right approach, and if so, what is the correct form and level of “contribution”?
- How are changes to asylum and immigration policies communicated to those seeking to come to the UK?
- How does the UK’s policy on permanent residence and citizenship compare to other countries?
- Is citizenship a right or a privilege, and should the UK encourage long-term residents in the UK to seek citizenship?