Lords debate immigration report
14 November 2008 (updated on 22 April 2010)
The House of Lords debates the report by the Lords Economic Affairs Committee on the economic impact of immigration on the United Kingdom.
" Lord Wakeham rose to move, That this House takes note of the report of the Economic Affairs Committee, The Economic Impact of Immigration (First Report, HL Paper 82).
The noble Lord said: My Lords, I am very pleased to introduce this debate. This is the last debate on a report of the Economic Affairs Committee that I shall have the privilege to introduce. I have had the honour of introducing in excess of 10 or 12 reports as chairman, starting with the report on climate change, which caused a certain stir. Most of our reports, whether noble Lords agreed with them or not, have usually made Members pause to think, if nothing else. The noble Lord, Lord Vallance, has been chairman of the committee for almost a year. The inquiry began while I was chairman and continued into the first few months of his term, but, at the request of the committee, I chaired work on the inquiry through to the end..."
- Lords Hansard: Immigration debate
- Report: The Economic Impact of Immigration
- House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee