Debates between Angela Eagle and Robert Goodwill during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Angela Eagle and Robert Goodwill
Monday 5th September 2016

(8 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robert Goodwill Portrait Mr Goodwill
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I thank my hon. Friend for his question; we may have been on different sides of the referendum campaign, but we are quite clearly all on the same side now in delivering the result for the British people. The Home Office will be the lead Department in negotiations on this, but we look forward to working with the Brexit Department, and I suspect that the Prime Minister may be taking an interest, given her experience in the Home Office.

Angela Eagle Portrait Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab)
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In China, the Prime Minister has unilaterally announced that Britain will not be adopting the points-based system on which the leave campaign put so much emphasis during the referendum, but that we will be doing something more effective. Can the Minister tell us what that is?

Robert Goodwill Portrait Mr Goodwill
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When the Labour party introduced a points-based system, the numbers went straight up. Australia has a points-based system and higher immigration per capita than Britain. A points-based system would give foreign nationals a right to come to Britain if they meet certain criteria. An immigration system that works for Britain would ensure that the right to decide who comes to the country resides with this Government.