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Immigration (Work Permits)

I share many of the concerns raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Keith Vaz), among others, about the effect of the scheme on south Asian restaurants. The Home Secretary seems to be suggesting that the problem will be solved by the provision of more training, but Milton Keynes has a dynamic local economy in which plenty of other jobs are available, providing much more attractive hours and conditions than those in the catering trade. I fear that if the supply of labour from the sub-continent is not allowed to continue, many restaurants in my city will close, to the detriment of those in my constituency, including me, who enjoy them as part of a range of restaurants there. Will my right hon. Friend assure me that he will keep the matter under review and will be able to act quickly if the fears raised by my hon. Friend and others prove to be justified?