vacancies in adult social - coming here to work. this year wage economy that we aspire to and he clearly does not.— wage economy that we aspire to and he clearly does not. the problem not with skills -based _ vacancies in adult social care . he clearly does not. the problem not coming here to work. this year i vacancies in adult social care fell the figure now stands at a mere 152000 — the figure now stands at a mere with skills -based immigration - with skills —based immigration policy— with skills —based immigration policy that gives preferential 152000 and that was due to a large increase _ 152000 and that was due to a large increase in— access — policy that gives preferential access to lawyers, accountants and 152000 and that was due to a large increase in the number of care workers coming to this country is economists — access to lawyers, accountants and economists even though we have no need for— economists even though we have no need for such people in this part of— workers coming to this country is part of the — workers coming to this country is country _ part of the shortage of the need for such people in this country. we have plenty home—grown occupations list. as of september there _ occupations list. as of september talent _ country. we have plenty home—grown tateht here _ country. we have plenty home—grown talent here but it makes a very there are — occupations list. as of september there are 125,000 vacancies in the difficult — talent here but it makes a very difficult to recruit people we do nhs _ there are 125,000 vacancies in the nhs can — there are 125,000 vacancies in the need _ difficult to recruit people we do nhs can i — there are 125,000 vacancies in the need. care workers, people who work nhs. can i ask the home secretary what changes exactly to see them in the _ need. care workers, people who work in the food _ need. care workers, people who work in the food industry, manufacturing and producing things generally or occupation list and can he show the indeed _ and producing things generally or indeed in — and producing things generally or workings out on the changes that he indeed in the tourism industry. so said he _ bill the _ indeed in the tourism industry. so workings out on the changes that he said he is— workings out on the changes that he said he is crunch the numbers with bill the secretary of state consider moving _ bill the secretary of state consider the immigration minister and above moving away from this failed skills all can— -hased _ the immigration minister and above all can i_ moving away from this failed skills —based migration policy and instead the immigration minister and above all can i ask who did ministers moved _ —based migration policy and instead moved to— —based migration policy and instead moved to one based on the needs of our economy. my consutt — all can i ask who did ministers consutt of— all can i ask who did ministers consult of the care sectors ahead today's legal migration announcement? we moved to one based on the needs of our economy-— today's legal migration announcement? ~ ., ,~' today's legal migration announcement? ~ . ,~ ~._ today's legal migration announcement? ., announcement? we asked the mac to our economy. my right honourable friend, i look into these _ announcement? we asked the mac to look into these things _ announcement? we asked the mac to our economy. my right honourable friend. i have _ our economy. my right honourable friend, i have a _ our economy. my right honourable friend, i have a huge _ our economy. my right honourable friend, i have a huge amount - look into these things it _ announcement? we asked the mac to look into these things it is _ announcement? we asked the mac to look into these things it is why - look into these things it is why our economy. my right honourable they exist and the point he makes is friend, i have a huge amount of. friend, i have a huge amount of respect, but the truth is the figures do not bear out his a very important one. it speaks to assessment. the vast, vast majority why we are tightening the system to of the people that we see in the last couple of years with prevent abuse because anyone looking immigration figures are in the lower at the numbers will see a very end of the skills spectrum. it is significant number of people over not bear out the point that he has the last couple of years have come on the health and social care visa made. , ., .., , ., . system and yet we have lost them to health and social care. that is not made. there is of course no evidence that immigration _ made. there is of course no evidence that immigration pushes _ made. there is of course no evidence that immigration pushes down - made. there is of course no evidence | that immigration pushes down wages. what any of us need or want. the but i that immigration pushes down wages. but i don't _ that immigration pushes down wages. but i don't know if the secretary of right thing to do is for people to state _ but i don't know if the secretary of state has — but i don't know if the secretary of state has any elderly relatives in come who are genuinely going to be care _ state has any elderly relatives in care i_ state has any elderly relatives in care i do — state has any elderly relatives in care i do i_ employed in that sector which is state has any elderly relatives in care. i do. i know the invaluable where we need them, which is the contribution _ care. i do. i know the invaluable contribution of oversea care workers promise they have made to us and we make _ contribution of oversea care workers make many— contribution of oversea care workers make. many of them are young men and have made to them and ensuring that women, _ make. many of them are young men and women, for— is the case is the right and fair make. many of them are young men and women, for example from the thing to do. philippines and they are wonderfully hard—working, caring and very respectful— hard—working, caring and very respectful of elderly people. why is the case is the right and fair thing to do— should _ respectful of elderly people. why should they be forced to leave their is the case is the right and fair thin to do. . ~' , thing to do. thank you. the minister said and i quote, _ thing to do. thank you. the minister said and i quote, migration - thing to do. thank you. the minister said and i quote, migration in this i said and i quote, migration in this country— said and i quote, migration in this country is — said and i quote, migration in this country is far too high and needs to dependent children thousands of mites— dependent children thousands of miles away in the philippines, can come _ country is far too high and needs to come down — country is far too high and needs to come down. but as i have already set he answer— miles away in the philippines, can he answer that question? no in the _ come down. but as i have already set in the chamber today, so many of the people _ in the chamber today, so many of the people who _ in the chamber today, so many of the people who come to this country miles away in the philippines, can he answer that question?- miles away in the philippines, can he answer that question? no one is bein: he answer that question? no one is being forced _ he answer that question? no one is being forced to _ he answer that question? no one is being forced to do _ provide — people who come to this country he answer that question? no one is being forced to do anything. - provide critical contribution to our he answer that question? no one is private _ provide critical contribution to our private sectors, no more so than the being forced to do anything. if - being forced to do anything. if people choose to come here, then coping _ private sectors, no more so than the coping -- _ private sectors, no more so than the they choose to abide by the rules coping —— gaping hole in our social care and _ coping —— gaping hole in our social that we put in place. and that is i care and health sector. so i addressed the response towards the social— addressed the response towards the social care _ addressed the response towards the social care trade union who saved think completely fair and the cases— appropriate. we value, my mother social care trade union who saved the cases have imploded without migrant— the cases have imploded without migrant care staff and does he not came to work in the nhs in the agree _ migrant care staff and does he not agree that — migrant care staff and does he not agree that a better more humane 19605. we value the people from approach — agree that a better more humane approach would be to find local around the world who have come to government to approve social care pay and _ support us, but it is right and fair government to approve social care pay and conditions —— improve. its that we put rules in place. that we government to approve social care pay and conditions —— improve. asl pay and conditions -- improve. as i said once again _ let people know what those rules are pay and conditions —— improve. " i said once again the shadow home and that if they wish to come and secretary saying the immigration numbers are too high yet each and join us, and this wonderful country and wonderful society that they every one of the backbenchers on her abide by those rules.— party disagree with any action to deal with it. we have got to bring and wonderful society that they abide by those rules. people were warmly welcoming _ abide by those rules. people were the numbers down and we have committed to do so and put forward a thoughtful play which takes into warmly welcoming today's - consideration the needs of health and social care sectors. i warmly welcoming today's announcement because the immigration consideration the needs of health figures _ announcement because the immigration figures as— announcement because the immigration figures as of— announcement because the immigration figures as of recently are clearly unsustainable. it speaks volumes and social care sectors.— that we _ unsustainable. it speaks volumes that we are described as consideration the needs of health and social care sectors. i think the head—bangers for pointing out what is blindingly obvious to those of us house howls _ on these _ is blindingly obvious to those of us on these benches. what consideration is my— and social care sectors. i think the house howls of— and social care sectors. i think the house howls of rage _ and social care sectors. i think the house howls of rage highlight - and social care sectors. i think the house howls of rage highlight the | on these benches. what consideration is my very— on these benches. what consideration is my very honourable friend to an house howls of rage highlight the inconsistency of the labour party's annual— is my very honourable friend to an annual migration budgets we can all be held _ annual migration budgets we can all be held accountable in this house condition— inconsistency of the labour party's condition as they were the party who for the _ be held accountable in this house for the choices that we make on behalf— for the choices that we make on wanted _ condition as they were the party who wanted to— condition as they were the party who wanted to overturn the referendum behalf of— for the choices that we make on behalf of our constituents? my right and introduced for unlimited free honourable friend _ movement of labour. does the home behalf of our constituents? my right honourable friend makes _ behalf of our constituents? my right secretary— honourable friend makes an - behalf of our constituents? my right i honourable friend makes an important point. ultimately the decisions we movement of labour. does the home secretary agree with me that the make here to affect the lives of pressure — secretary agree with me that the pressure from migration puts pressure _ pressure from migration puts pressure on local families and young others. we should always be conscious of the impact of our people _ pressure on local families and young people who want to buy or rent their own house _ people who want to buy or rent their own house and therefore will he consider— own house and therefore will he consider that every time he grants decisions. and that is what we have were _ consider that every time he grants were visas— consider that every time he grants were visas for people to come to listened carefully to those people this country?— who have said there are housing shortages in their local areas. that were visas for people to come to this country? this is an incredibly im ortant this country? this is an incredibly important work _ this country? this is an incredibly important work and _ this country? this is an incredibly important work and this - the school places are becoming this country? this is an incredibly important work and this is - this country? this is an incredibly important work and this is the - important work and this is the control of immigration is so important. we are a generous harder to find in their local areas. country. you have demonstrated that when they see figures significantly generosity time and time again higher than they were promised, they whether it be asians, people from would want us to take action. we are now taking action. that was always west africa, hong kong, people from part of taking back control and what ukraine. we are rightly proud, but we hear over and over again from it is also important that we prove benches opposite, they do not want that we are thoughtful about the implications of those people who us to take action. they are live here. but that they have lived fundamentally wrong on this issue. here just for a decades, live here. but that they have lived herejust for a decades, years or for generations and that is why it is right that we put forth these when it was raised by my right honourable friend the shadow home secretary— honourable friend the shadow home proposals, carefully calibrated to secretary let's begin the home support our economy, to support secretary let's begin the home secretary did not even realise that workers _ secretary did not even realise that workers were beeping 20% less than health and social care needs, but also to bring down those figures. uk workers — workers were beeping 20% less than uk workers the so—called salary discount~ — net migration figures are now uk workers the so—called salary discount. he followed her goodbyes and i welcome this, how will the new 672,000, three times the level at paid and i welcome this, how will the new baid rute _ and i welcome this, how will the new paid rule and apply for those already— paid rule and apply for those already here? the the 2019— 672,000, three times the level at the 2019 general election when the paid rule and apply for those already here?— paid rule and apply for those already here? paid rule and apply for those alread here? , ., ., , already here? the situation will be brouaht in conservatives promised to reduce them _ conservatives promised to reduce them so— conservatives promised to reduce them. so does the home secretary already here? the situation will be brought in next _ already here? the situation will be brought in next year, _ already here? the situation will be concede _ them. so does the home secretary brought in next year, with - already here? the situation will be brought in next year, with close i brought in next year, with close coordination of the migration concede that the tories have failed miserably— concede that the tories have failed miserably on immigration policy advisory committee no one will be atong _ miserably on immigration policy along with a whole host of other policies — disadvantage that is already here along with a whole host of other policies and that is why their time but ultimately what we want to see is now— is high skilled, high wage, high policies and that is why their time is now wett— policies and that is why their time is now well and truly up? no, policies and that is why their time is now well and truly up?- is now well and truly up? no, i do productivity economy. and boston the shadow home secretary says the not. in raising _ labour party once to address these is now well and truly up? no, i do not. in raising the _ is now well and truly up? no, i do not. in raising the threshold - is now well and truly up? no, i do not. in raising the threshold to i not. in raising the threshold to 38,000 not. in raising the threshold to 38.000 may — not. in raising the threshold to 38.000 may i _ not. in raising the threshold to 38,000 may i congratulate - not. in raising the threshold to j 38,000 may i congratulate the issues, i made a prediction to government on taking a thoroughly myself and others that each and common— government on taking a thoroughly common sense view. i see that as a every intervention from the opposite benches will be in complete contradiction to her position on the senior— front bench. common sense view. i see that as a senior citizen — common sense view. i see that as a senior citizen member of the new conservatives so i congratulate the government. what does this phrase hear me. _ government. what does this phrase hear me, those coming on the health contradiction to her position on the front bench-— and social— hear me, those coming on the health and social care visa route will be contradiction to her position on the front bench. ., ,, , ., ., ~' front bench. thank you. i would like to thank the — front bench. thank you. i would like to thank the home _ front bench. thank you. i would like to thank the home secretary - to thank the home secretary today for his— exempt — and social care visa route will be exempt so — and social care visa route will be exempt so they will be continue to to thank the home secretary today for his announcement at the dispatch breathe _ exempt so they will be continue to breathe health care workers of our box and _ for his announcement at the dispatch care sector — breathe health care workers of our care sector and the nhs need. what box and the — for his announcement at the dispatch box and the measures that he will be does that— taking _ box and the measures that he will be taking to _ box and the measures that he will be taking to bring down that number care sector and the nhs need. what does that mean, is not driving a coach _ does that mean, is not driving a coach and — does that mean, is not driving a coach and horse through this the solution — coach and horse through this the solution is — coach and horse through this the solution is for the care sector to that is— pay for— solution is for the care sector to pay for their wages. we taking to bring down that number that is too— taking to bring down that number that is too big and unsustainable. solution is for the care sector to pay for their wages.— pay for their wages. we have recognised — particularly for communities within pay for their wages. we have the south—east. i would like to ask recognised the _ pay for their wages. we have recognised the recruitment l pay for their wages. we have - recognised the recruitment challenge of domestic workers in health and my right _ the south—east. i would like to ask social care system, we have made my right honourable friend, now that he is making the best of being able to change _ clear on a number of occasions that he is making the best of being able to change the policy to suit the we are not going to allow these needs— to change the policy to suit the needs of— to change the policy to suit the needs of this country, will he look at going _ needs of this country, will he look at going to — needs of this country, will he look at going to an annual r