Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 March 2016 (named day). It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 March 2016 on behalf of the Treasury.
Immigration
- Question
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To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of immigration on the level of economic productivity over the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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As noted in the 2012 report by the Migration Advisory Committee the empirical literature suggests that the impact of migration on productivity may be mixed and heavily dependent on the type of migrant coming to the UK. Migrants may increase productivity either through a simple ‘batting average’ effect if they work in higher productivity roles relative to the average for non-migrants, or through increasing the productivity of UK workers through greater specialisation and knowledge transfer.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 31493
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Immigration Productivity
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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