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Debate between Alex Cunningham and Lord Spellar
Monday 23rd March 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alex Cunningham Portrait Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab)
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1. What her policy is on the net migration target; and if she will make a statement.

Lord Spellar Portrait Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab)
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9. What her policy is on the net migration target; and if she will make a statement.

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May)
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Uncontrolled mass immigration increases pressure on public services and can drive down wages for people on low incomes. That is why we are committed to reducing net migration. Where we can control immigration, our policies are working; we have reduced non-EU immigration, raised the standards required to come here and clamped down on abuse. Without our efforts, met migration would have been far higher.

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