Part of UK Borders Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 7:00 pm ar 13 Mawrth 2007.
Paul Rowen
Shadow Minister, Transport
7:00,
13 Mawrth 2007
I am grateful for the Minister’s explanation, but given what we learned in the papers last week about the operation of a similar system for medical graduates, I am not sure that this system will take account of all the circumstances. I return to the example that I gave about qualifications. When the relevant box is ticked, the system does not necessarily accept the stated qualification. What route would an applicant then take to prove that that qualification was acceptable? If the computer is not satisfied with the application, it will reject it.
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