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Written question asked by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 February 2007. It was answered by Jim Murphy (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 March 2007 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Labour Market: Immigration

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research his Department is conducting into the impact on the UK labour market of migration from central and eastern Europe.
Answer

In February 2006, DWP published a working paper on the impact of free movement of workers from Central and Eastern Europe on the UK labour market, which has been placed in the Library.DWP also contribute to the quarterly Accession Monitoring Report which is published on the Home Office website.We are continuing to monitor the impact of accession country migration on the UK labour market.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
457 c1868W;457 c1854W; 121206
Session
2006-07
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP 07/589
Wednesday, 7 March 2007
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Immigration EU enlargement Free movement of labour Labour market Labour migration
Link
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