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Immigration

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 5 December 2024UIN 16705

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce a cap on annual net migration.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Prime Minister has made clear the Government will not be introducing a cap on migration. Instead, the Government wants to see immigration come down significantly and we will take an evidence-based approach, linking migration policy to skills policy so immigration is no longer used at the expense of home-grown talent.

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