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» Thursday, November 18, 2010

Immigration Cap

Asked about a migration report that suggested that visa numbers should go up to between 37,000 and 43,000, considerably higher than the current 24,000 cap, the PMS said that he would not comment beyond what had already been said by Damian Green. We would announce details of our policy shortly and we would look at the report in that context.

On whether the Prime Minister was happy that the recommendation for the cap was higher than it was currently, the PMS replied that we had a policy objective to bring down net migration to a sustainable level, which we had set out as being in the tens of thousands. We would announce shortly our policy on the issue.

Asked if the Prime Minister had discussions with Chinese Ministers or officials on the subject while he was visiting the country, the PMS said he could not recall any discussions.

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