Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Robert Goodwill Excerpts
Monday 29th October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Caroline Nokes Portrait Caroline Nokes
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The Government have been repeatedly clear that immigration policy remains a reserved matter. Four years ago the people of Scotland confirmed in a referendum that they wanted to remain part of the United Kingdom and we will deliver an immigration policy for every part of the UK.

Robert Goodwill Portrait Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con)
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There are 115,000 people looking for work in Scotland. Does the Minister think it would be a good idea if the Scottish Government did more to help those people to acquire the skills they need to get into the workplace and build the Scottish economy, rather than just ship in more people from beyond our shores?

Caroline Nokes Portrait Caroline Nokes
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I thank my right hon. Friend for his question. It is crucial that we work across the whole of government—through our modern industrial strategy, the Department for Education, local government and the devolved Administrations—to make sure that we provide the opportunities for young people across the whole economy so that they can find work.