Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his Brexit Minister responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 2:56 pm on 22 January 2020.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 2:56, 22 January 2020

Well, I'm not sure if the Member heard the exchanges to the previous questions about the challenges that EU citizens already living in Wales are facing as a consequence of the migration policies of the UK Government. I suggest that he reads the record of the exchange that we had in relation to that. I would be very interested in his views on an immigration system where the salary levels are completely out of kilter with the needs of the Welsh economy, the skills profile doesn't match in any way the needs of our economy and is designed entirely from the perspective of the south-east of England. [Interruption.] I actually think that there is an opportunity here. I actually think here that, for the UK Government, in redesigning—. We would want to see a very different migration system. We would want to see a system—[Interruption.]—that gives preferential arrangements to the European Union—[Interruption.]—and ties that more closely to employment. But if the Prime Minister is bringing forward changes to that system, there is an opportunity here for him to reflect the needs of the economy in Wales in a way that is absolutely not being done by the current proposals.