HC Deb 26 February 1968 vol 759 c241W
83. Sir C. Osborne

asked the Minister of Labour, in view of the fact, stated in his Department's latest report, that there are more men out of work in Birmingham than at any time in the last 20 years, what steps he proposes to take to protect the jobs of those in employment, and to stop further unemployed immigrants entering the labour market.

Mr. Fernyhough

Employment is one of the factors taken into account in deciding what the level of immigration should be. Under the voucher scheme immigrants must either have a job to come to or be the holders of special qualifications which are in short supply in this country.