Statement on family migration
12 June 2012 (updated on 12 June 2012)
Secretary of State for the Home Department, Theresa May, made a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 11 June on the regulation and development of a family migration system.
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department, Yvette Cooper, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on immigration in the Topics and News sections.
- Parliament TV: Family Migration
- Commons Hansard: Family Migration
- Topics: Immigration
- News: Immigration
Oral statements
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