Which sectors will be hit hardest by controls on EU workers?
8 March 2017
The Economic Affairs Committee hears evidence about the impact of Brexit on different sectors of the economy
- Parliament TV: Brexit and the Labour Market
- Inquiry: Brexit and the Labour Market
- Economic Affairs Committee
Witnesses
Wednesday 8 March 2017 Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster
At 2:35pm
- Charlotte Holloway, Policy Director, techUK
- Tim Thomas, Director of Employment and Skills Policy, Engineering Employers' Federation UK (EEF)
At 3:15pm
- Tim Martin, Founder and Chairman, JD Wetherspoon Plc
- Andrea Wareham, HR Director, Pret A Manger
At 4:00pm
- Minette Batters, Deputy President, National Farmers Union
- David Swales, Head of Strategic Insight, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
At 4:45pm
- Chris Cox, Director of Membership Relations, Royal College of Nursing
- Mark Dayan, Policy and Public Affairs Analyst, Nuffield Trust
Likely questions
- How reliant are these sectors on EU migrants?
- How long do the EU migrants working in these sectors typically stay?
- Will any sectors experience a ‘cliff edge' and be unable to recruit new workers following Brexit?
- How should EU immigration be controlled after Brexit?
- Is the Government too focussed on high-skilled migrants' needs?
- To what extent could British workers replace EU workers in these sectors?
- Should any sectors have special immigration arrangements?
Further information
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