BREXIT & The Labour Market - Economic Affairs Committee Live

Economic Affairs Committee

Tuesday 28 February 2017 Meeting starts at 3.35pm

The Economic Affairs Committee is conducting an inquiry on Brexit and the Labour Market.  The Committee will examine the impact of Brexit on the UK Labour market. The Committee’s inquiry will consider the impact on businesses and employees of a reduction in net migration. The inquiry will cover the situation of EU and non-EU migrants.  The Committee will hear oral evidence from the beginning of February and publish its report in May.

Witness(es): Professor Robert Wright, Professor of Economics, Strathclyde Business School, Strathclyde University Mr Chris Murray, Research Fellow, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Mr Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)

Witness(es): Dr Martin Ruhs, Associate Professor of Political Economy, University of Oxford Dr Lucie Cerna, Research Associate, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), University of Oxford Dr Jean-Christophe Dumont, Head of the International Migration Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris (OECD)