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Immigration Controls

Proceeding contribution from Damian Green (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 October 2008. It occurred during Opposition day on Immigration Controls.
What the hon. Lady's Committee said—I have the quote here—is:"““The… pace of change… in some areas has””" resulted in migration becoming"““the single greatest public concern in Britain, overtaking concerns on crime and terrorism.””" That is exactly right. It is precisely the pace of change that has got out of control under the hon. Lady's Government. We have had net immigration of just below 200,000 a year and it is precisely the argument of Conservative Members that if we carry on like that, we will carry on exacerbating the strains and problems that people perceive in immigration policy.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
481 c169 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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