<p>Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders</p>

Part of 2. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:48 pm on 19 September 2017.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:48, 19 September 2017

Immigration should be tailored according to the needs of the UK. Targets—. It is artificial. What is the point of targets? Let’s examine that situation. Let’s say, for example, we wished to recruit more doctors to the Welsh NHS but were told, ‘Sorry, we’ve reached the quota for this year’. That’s nonsensical. Why on earth would that be a sensible policy for any Government to adopt? So, we have offered a view on migration. We don’t know what the UK Government’s view is yet. This is our offer in terms of what we think the system should look like, but it’s absolutely crucial, of course, that policy is tailored to what the UK actually needs, not an artificial target.