DEFENSIVE BRIEFING: INDEX
A.
THE SCHEME: GENERAL POINTS
- HMG has moral obligation to give right of abode to all BDTCs
- Doesn't the Bill breach the Joint Declaration/UK Memorandum
- Why is Clause 2(2) loss of BDTC status
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needed?
- Parliament should have a continuing say over the rate
of release of passports
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B.
Why not make passports conditional on staying put until 1997?
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ROUTE
C.
Why citizenship?
- Citizenship without residence in the UK conflicts with
principle of British Nationality Act
Why not rely on section 4(5) of 3ritish Nationality Act
NUMBERS
D.
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Why 50,000?
Relationship between 50,000 and 225,000
- Why has such a high multiplier been used?
- Real immigration commitment greater than 225,000
SCOPE OF SCHEME/ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES
Why a points scheme?
Who will be eligible?
What occupational groups will be eligible?
Occupational groups covered by scheme to narrow.
Why exclude [-] occupational group?
- Scheme should give priority to those who work for British
firms and British organisations.
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Why no Approved Secondment Scheme.
What about the garrison?
None Chinese ethnic minorities.
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