Academics to give evidence to Lords inquiry on the impact of Brexit on the labour market

On Tuesday 7 February 2017 the Committee will hear evidence from:

• 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

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 part of the UK, such as Scotland or London, be able to set their own immigration policy?

The evidence session will take place at 3.35pm on Tuesday 7 February 2017 in Committee Room 1 of the House of Lords.