PM SAYS NEVER TO COMMITTEE MOVE

Pintard request for immigration panel by House snubbed

By LETRE SWEETING and LEANDRA ROLLE

PRIME Minister Philip Davis said he will not at this time or ever support a House of Assembly select committee on immigration, calling it unnecessary and questioning the motivation for the committee itself. His comments in Parliament came shortly after a motion to establish the select committee was defeated in the House of Assembly, with every government MP present voting against it.

The motion was brought by opposition leader

Michael Pintard who earlier in the day had said the country is reaching a “tipping point” on immigration, adding that politicians must not “sit idly by” and hope the situation resolves itself.

Mr Davis asserted that he and his administration did not support the opposition’s proposal as sufficient action had already been taken on the issue.

“I would like to think it was a genuine view of the opposition. On our side, we are sufficiently satisfied that the appointment of a select committee to look into these matters again