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# TITLE: Should the government provide free education to people who have been in the UK for over 5 years? [95151d7ccb22b86e5963d9cbb0789a4f]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 4
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - Final consensus statement: In general, the group was in favour of providing free education to people who have been in the UK for over 5 years.  It was felt that this would help to integrate people into the UK, allow them to contribute to society and the economy, and provide a good example to their children.  It was also felt that it would be a good way to show that the UK is a welcoming and tolerant society.  It was felt that the 5 year limit was a good compromise between being fair to the immigrants and being fair to the UK taxpayer.  It was felt that it would be important to make it clear that this was a one-off offer and that immigrants should not expect to be able to claim free education indefinitely.  It was felt that this would be a good way to help integrate immigrants into society, and that this would be a good thing for society as a whole.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - In general, the group was in favour of providing free education to people who have been in the UK for over 5 years.  It was felt that this would help to integrate people into the UK, allow them to contribute to society and the economy, and provide a good example to their children.  It was also felt that it would be a good way to show that the UK is a welcoming and tolerant society.  It was felt that the 5 year limit was a good compromise between being fair to the immigrants and being fair to the UK taxpayer.  The group felt that it would be important to make it clear that this was a one-off offer and that immigrants should not expect to be able to claim free education indefinitely.  It was felt that this would be a good way to help integrate immigrants into society, and that this would be a good thing for society as a whole.  It was also felt that this would be a good way to ensure that the children of immigrants would be able to contribute to society and the economy and would be able to show that the UK is a welcoming and tolerant society. Conclusion: The consensus statement-building process was challenging for participants, but all participants agreed that they had come to a better
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - We generally agree with the draft consensus statement, but believe that it should be even clearer that providing this education to immigrants would be a way for the UK government to show that the UK is a welcoming and tolerant society.  We think that it should be emphasised even more that this is a good thing for society in general. Discussion
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - In general, the group was in favour of providing free education to people who have been in the UK for over 5 years.  It was felt that this would help to integrate people into the UK, allow them to contribute to society and the economy, and provide a good example to their children.  It was also felt that it would be a good way to show that the UK is a welcoming and tolerant society.  It was felt that the 5 year limit was a good compromise between being fair to the immigrants and being fair to the UK taxpayer.  The group felt that it would be important to make it clear that this was a one-off offer and that immigrants should not expect to be able to claim free education indefinitely.  It was felt that this would be a good way to help integrate immigrants into society, and that this would be a good thing for society as a whole.
2: 1,2,4,3
1: 2,1,4,3
1: 4,1,3,2
1: 4,2,1,3