Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Jake Berry Excerpts
Monday 23rd January 2017

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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Of course my right hon. Friend puts it so well. Any immigration policy will take into account needs driven by industry and by our skills, but it will not be regionally based, because the fact is that people like to be able to move around, and it is right that they should be able to do so.

Jake Berry Portrait Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con)
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During the Commonwealth games in Glasgow in 2014, steps were taken at the border to ensure that Commonwealth citizens visiting the UK could easily transit our borders. Will the Home Secretary look at such measures for all borders in the UK, especially as we look to the Commonwealth as a new, strong trading partner?

Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I share my hon. Friend’s view about how important the Commonwealth is to the UK, and I will certainly keep his suggestion under consideration.