Immigration Statistics Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Immigration Statistics

Christopher Chope Excerpts
Friday 28th November 2014

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Penning Portrait Mike Penning
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The Prime Minister’s speech this morning was a long one, but my hon. Friend has summarised exactly what the Prime Minister was saying.

Christopher Chope Portrait Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend assure the House that the Prime Minister’s welcome policy announcements today, when implemented, will deliver net migration in the tens of thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands?

Mike Penning Portrait Mike Penning
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That is exactly why the Prime Minister has made this speech this morning, that is exactly why we need to renegotiate the treaties with the European Union and that is what we will put to the British people, and I expect it to work.