Legal Migration Debate

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John Redwood

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Risk and Resilience: Annual Statement
Monday 4th December 2023

(1 year ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Cleverly Portrait James Cleverly
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I have no doubt that the Immigration Minister, who is hugely experienced in this portfolio, will come fully armed with facts and figures at his fingertips.

John Redwood Portrait John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)
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We eased the driver shortage by training more people at home and paying them more. Is that not the right model for the scarcity occupations?

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My right hon. Friend is right. What we want is a high-skilled, high-productivity, high-wage economy. These proposals and the work that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor announced support that. Labour would do the opposite.

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