Trade Negotiations Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Trade Negotiations

Baroness Wheeler Excerpts
Tuesday 13th May 2025

(1 day, 16 hours ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Lawlor Portrait Baroness Lawlor (Con)
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The Minister mentioned that Indian firms could send their employees to work here. Do the Government have any idea of the numbers involved? Will they put a cap on those numbers, bearing in mind the Prime Minister’s statement yesterday and that of the Home Secretary? What mechanisms will be in place to ensure that when the three years are over, those employees will return? The Minister mentioned that there was a worry, which she answered, that they would undercut British workers. What steps will be taken so that UK workers—local workers—can avail themselves of the opportunities of this deal by seeking employment with Indian firms?