Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

My Lords, I have some difficulty in a sense. I was trying to signal that in the current employment situation, which the noble Lord used as background at the start of his contribution, there would be hope that the discretion which we believe is necessary would be exercised sympathetically for the people who had lost their jobs through no fault of their own. That is the intention. For those who have contributed economically, which can be demonstrated over a number of years prior to their losing their positions, it is not our intention to deny them the chance of continuing their valuable contribution to society. On the noble Lord’s other point, to be absolutely clear, I shall write to him.