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To reduce the potential financial and resource burden on the UK Border Force, it would be prudent to try to mitigate the environmental push factors that force or make it more likely for someone to decide to try to come to the UK. [...] Chain migration to the UK is common, with people following friends and family already in the UK.95 Bangladeshis represent one of the largest immigrant groups in the UK of around 223,000 people.96 Forced to Move 30 Public opinion on climate migration Forced to Move 31 To understand the extent to which the public recognise climate migration as a potential issue for the UK and their views on how the. [...] The refresh of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy also makes it clear that mass migration and climate change will be among the “shaping forces” this century.109 Investment in helping climate vulnerable countries to adapt and become more resilient to climate change could help to build relations with countries of special diplomatic interest to the UK.110 Long-. [...] Establishing legitimate, safe, and controlled routes to the UK The Government has introduced the Illegal Migration Bill to Parliament in a bid to restore public faith in the British immigration system and the security of the UK border. [...] Recruitment and retention was cited as the primary challenge to growth in the first Offshore Wind Supply Chain Confidence Survey carried out by the UK government-backed Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult.150 PwC have also identified the need for a fresh pipeline of approximately 200,000 people to fill the UK’s green skills gap.151 The priority for the UK Government should be to fill the skil.