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Immigrants: Catering

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the numbers of skilled restaurant staff, especially chefs, who speak English to the required level, whom the (i) China and (ii) South Asian restaurant trades will be able to recruit overseas. (163799)

The Migration Advisory Committee is responsible for providing independent advice to the Government on skill shortages and migration. The Committee will report in August.