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Brian Bell has been reappointed as chair of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) for a further three years. Professor Bell, an associate in CEP’s labour market programme, was appointed chair of the MAC on ... Read more...
05 July 2023
SDLP rural affairs spokesman Patsy McGlone MLA has said that the labour struggle that farmers could face after the UK leaves the EU emphasises the “havoc” that Brexit will bring. The chairman of th... Read more...
27 April 2018
Alan Manning, chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee said farming, food processing, hospitality and warehousing were all likely to struggle to attract enough workers after the UK leaves the EU in March 2... Read more...
22 April 2018
Speaking to the Home Affairs Committee, Prof Alan Manning said the new immigration system would hit lower skilled immigration, leading to difficulties for the industries reliant upon it. Also in: The Sun... Read more...
18 April 2018
Unveiling the report, the Migration Advisory Committee’s chairman, Professor Alan Manning said that recommendations on the post-Brexit immigration system would be published in the autumn. These would be ... Read more...
27 March 2018
NFU Scotland’s Horticulture Committee chairman and Angus Soft Fruits (ASF) grower James Porter last month met UK Migration Advisory Committee chair Professor Alan Manning and Defra secretary Michael Gove... Read more...
12 October 2017
The UK’s Home Secretary Amber Rudd has commissioned a report on the impact Brexit will have on the UK labour market. A key sector for enquiry will be higher education, where 17% of academic staff are EU ... Read more...
01 August 2017
Consider the timescale: the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is made up of one chairman (Professor Alan Manning from the London School of Economics) and three independent economists who now have to commissio... Read more...
27 July 2017
Professor Manning appointed for a 3 year term. Professor Manning has been appointed for a 3 year term following a rigorous recruitment process regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Home ... Read more...
16 November 2016
David Metcalf writes about the Migration Advisory Committee's review of the shortage occupation list The MAC recommends placing nurses on the country's 'shortage occupation list' or 'SOL': they are skilled, in shortage ... Read more...
29 June 2016
CEP's Anna Valero written evidence for the Government's Productivity Plan Inquiry contributed to the final report. The Government's heralded 'Productivity Plan' lacks clear, measurable objectives and largely amounts to ... Read more...
29 January 2016
DAVID CAMERON'S top immigration adviser has suggested the introduction of a £3m ''entry fee'' for Russian oligarchs and other wealthy foreigners who want to stay in Britain, with some of the proceeds used to help s... Read more...
28 June 2015
Interest rates must start rising soon, to wean the UK off crisis-era monetary policy, five former members of the Bank of England's rate setting body say. Financial markets are not expecting a first rate rise until late n... Read more...
01 January 2015