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Immigration (Work Permits)

First, may I pay my respects to the work that the hon. Gentleman has done in this field? I strongly agree that achieving cross-party consensus on this matter is the best way to proceed, and I am grateful for what he said on that. I can absolutely give him the assurance that he seeks. I had a press briefing earlier today with the TUC and the CBI, both of which are utterly committed, with the Government, to maintaining precisely the civilised standards of employment that are a requirement that should operate for everyone in this country. I acknowledge, as I did to my hon. Friend the Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Mrs Dunwoody), the fact that there remains a great deal of work to be done in this area. However, we are all committed to moving in the same direction.