Academics discuss the impact of Brexit on the labour market
7 February 2017
The Economic Affairs Committee hears evidence from leading economists for its inquiry into the impact of Brexit on the UK labour market.
- Parliament TV: Brexit and the Labour Market
- Inquiry: Brexit and the Labour Market
- Economic Affairs Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 7 February in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster
At 3.35pm
- Professor Robert Rowthorn, Emeritus Professor, Cambridge University
- Professor Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe, Kings College London
- Professor Alan Manning, Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee and Professor of Economics, London School of Economics
Possible questions
Questions the Committee is likely to ask include:
- To what extent has immigration reduced wages for low paid workers?
- Why do you think previous governments have failed to control immigration from non-EU countries?
- Does the Government have adequate data on the number and type of immigrant workers?
- If the free movement of people is to end, what is the best system we could introduce to control immigration from European Union countries?
- Which sectors do you think would be most affected by a substantial reduction in migration from the EU? Should different sectors have their own migration policy?
- Should different parts of the UK, such as Scotland or London, be able to set their own immigration policy?
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