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Managed Migration

I do not sniff at what the hon. Member for East Lothian (Anne Moffat) said, as I am not familiar with the particular circumstances in her constituency. However, does the Minister agree that it is important conclusively to demolish the ““lump of labour”” fallacy—the notion that there is a fixed amount of work to be done and that immigrants are taking away the jobs of domestic workers? The truth is that the main demand for migrant labour comes in sectors where there are long-term job vacancies and significant skills shortages that need to be filled. In other words, people are doing jobs that British workers are unable or unwilling to do. That, for the most part, is the reality of the matter.