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Proceeding contribution from Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 October 2008. It occurred during Opposition day on Immigration Controls.


Immigration Controls

Might the Minister find time before he finishes to comment on what I thought was the most significant sentence uttered by the Home Secretary this afternoon? She said that the Government now believe that a five-year period of work should not automatically lead to citizenship just because one has been here for five years. That breaks the link between coming here to work and growing the population by immigration.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
481 c217 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Borders Employment Housing Immigration controls Immigration Entry clearances Economic situation Monitoring Population Statistics Visas EU immigration Work permits
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk