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  EU Settlement Scheme - Immigration Powers for the Scottish Government
  
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  @ MP voted aye to either automatically grant Settled Status to EU nationals residing in the UK or scrap or extend the deadline for applying to the settlement scheme; to provide physical proof of settled status; and to devolve immigration powers to the Scottish Government.
  
  @ MP voted no against either automatically granting Settled Status to EU nationals residing in the UK or scrapping or extending the deadline for applying to the settlement scheme; against providing physical proof of settled status; and against devolving immigration powers to the Scottish Government.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against either automatically granting Settled Status to European Union nationals residing in the United Kingdom or scraping or extending the deadline for applying to the settlement scheme; against providing physical proof of settled status; and against devolving immigration powers to the Scottish Government.
  
  The motion rejected by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House
  :''regrets'' the end of Freedom of Movement following the UKâs exit from the European Union;
  :''notes'' the enormous contribution EU nationals make to the UK economy and society, including in response to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic;
  :''regrets'' that the Government did not grant automatic right to remain to EU nationals despite assurances made during the EU referendum campaign;
  :''welcomes'' the fact there have been over six million successful applications to the EU Settlement Scheme; but
  :''further notes'' with concern that inevitably, many thousands of EU nationals have not applied;
  :''regrets'' that provision in relation to late applications will not prevent injustices and the loss of rights of many thousands of EU citizens;
  :''calls on the Government'' to recognise that the ongoing health emergency has also impacted on outreach work and the ability of EU nationals to apply, and to respond to this either by automatically granting Settled Status or by scrapping or extending the 30 June deadline; and
  :''further calls on the Government'' to introduce physical proof of Settled and Pre-Settled Status and to work with the Scottish Government on agreeing a transfer of immigration powers to allow the Scottish Government to create a Scottish visa or Scottish migration system.
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