Yvette Cooper

free visa extensions should be given to all foreign NHS and social care worker, a group of MPs has said.

It is "unfair" that some of the lowest paid Workers face fees of thousands of pounds, in the country, the Minister said.

The Home Office has a one-year free visa-extension-for some employees in the NHS and the care sector.

The government said it was "incredibly grateful" health and care of the Staff at the Front counter Covid.

But the cross-party Commons Home Affairs Committee, said that all employees should be covered in the industry in the scheme.

The Home Office , the extension of the visa list was initially limited to NHS-doctors, nurses and paramedics, but in April it was extended to more NHS Staff , such as radiographers and social Workers , as well as some of the social care of the employees.

But not in The List included tasks such as carriers and cleaning agents.

For those of you into consideration, the extension of the Visa covers, runs between 31. March and 1. October 2020. The scheme has been extended to approximately 3,000 key frontline health Workers , the government said.

But The Committee said that without the nurses and lower paid in the NHS-to recognize Staff from the extension scheme", the extent of their contribution to the UK's fight against Covid-19".

"Many of the excluded NHS Staff , the hospital carrier, cleaning and administrative Staff - Are said the provision of essential services for the NHS and its patients in this very difficult time," The Committee said.

"they Are also more likely to be in lower-paid job functions, which means that the necessity of payment visa Card of the year is charges a much greater financial burden. "

Labour MPs, Yvette Cooper , Chairman of The Committee , said the NHS and social care sector rely on the help of the coronavirus crisis of foreign Workers .

"Without the nurses, the dying residents' hands, the cleaner, the scrub, the handles and the bottom of the Covid municipalities or the carrier, the patient's Ms Cooper said in the ICU is simply wrong".

you said that you table an amendment with cross-party support for the government's immigration bill.

Last month, the government for all NHS Staff , and nurses.

The Home Office also has is so families overseas, NHS support Staff , and nursing Staff , who died with the Corona Virus, it can stay in the UK permanently.

In its report, The Committee called on the government to make it easier for foreign health care professionals in the UK.

"We believe that people who have given so much, and in many cases, risked their own health, for the Nations and the people of the UK should be supported to the permanent members of The Society to which you have committed," The Report stated.

A government spokesman said: "We Are incredibly grateful for all the Hard Work , health and care Workers to continue to do in The Fight against the coronavirus.

"across the immigration system, we support the NHS and other qualified health and nursing Staff . "

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