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Points-Based Immigration System

I think that I have just answered that question. I draw the hon. Gentleman's attention to the degree of consensus that the net balance is the important number. I know that he will disagree with that and I look forward to his remarks in which I hope he will answer a simple question: if there is a magic number of people who should come into the country this year, what is it? The political debate is suffering from the fact that there is an allusion to a magical number, but to date it has been secret.