Maurice Hayes (Independent)

Will the Leader ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to attend the House for a debate on the proposals to exclude citizens of the new accession countries, Bulgaria and Romania, from the labour force? At a time when we are protesting about quotas being applied to our people in America, this decision sits badly with our traditions. I appreciate the preservation of the common travel area, as it affects me every day of the week, but the British proposals in this regard are not well thought out either, nor can they be policed. Therefore, I would like us to have a debate on this matter.