Brain Family

EDM number 76 in 2016-17, proposed by Ian Blackford on 24/05/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Immigration.

That this House calls on the Government to honour the principle of the post work study visa to the Brain family, currently living in Dingwall, as was applicable when the family up-rooted themselves from Australia to come to Scotland in 2011 and to recognise the contribution and commitment the family have made to Scotland in obtaining, in Kathryn's case, a degree in Scottish history and archaeology, and that the future of Scotland is represented by their seven year old son Lachlan whose primary language is Scots Gaelic; recognises that families such as the Brains are exactly the example that the Highlands needs if we are to deliver strong, viable communities in the Highlands, a part of the country that has suffered from emigration for centuries and that it is not emigration but immigration of families such as the Brains that can make a valuable contribution to life in the Highlands; further calls on the Government to recognise that a granting of leave to stay together with the continuation of a right to accept employment is a necessary step until such times as the family can be in the position to find suitable long-term employment compliant with the requirements for a tier 2 visa that will secure their permanent rights to remain in the UK; notes that current UK immigration policy is not fit for Scotland's requirements; and calls on the Government to re-instate the post work study visa for students studying in Scotland.

This motion has been signed by a total of 59 MPs.