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Managed Migration

I pay tribute to the intelligence, creativity and tenacity, all of which are overdue, that my hon. Friend has brought to such a sensitive job in Government. Developing the point made by the hon. Member for Buckingham (John Bercow), which suggests that we are embarking on a journey akin to driving a car by reference only to the rear view mirror, rather than to what is happening in front, what lessons does my hon. Friend draw from the projections that the hon. Member for Buckingham suggested might be more accurate from employer and other associations? Around 2000, such organisations thought that demand for IT staff would remain substantial for the foreseeable future, but all of a sudden, almost out of a clear blue sky, the market and demand collapsed. Is my hon. Friend confident and convinced that the computer and other systems that will be in place will be sufficiently quick and adaptable to pick up trends more quickly than has been the case in recent employment history?