Select committee inquiry
Immigration Cap
Closed
What the inquiry looked at
“Report The Committee's Report on the Immigration Cap was published on 3 November 2010 as the First Report of Session 2010-12, HC 361. Additional written evidence has been published. Terms of reference The Committee issued the following terms of reference on 29 July 2010: The impact a cap on non-EU economic migration would have on the ability of UK business and industries to recruit the skills and staff they require; The numbers of skilled and non-skilled migrants likely to be affected by a cap on Tiers 1 and 2; The impact and effectiveness of a ‘first come, first served’ or a pool system for highly skilled migrants under Tier 1; and of a ‘first come, first served’, a pool, or an auction, system for skilled migrants under Tier 2; Whether and how intra-company transfers should be included in a cap; The implications of merging the Resident Labour Market Test and Shortage Occupation Lists; Whether dependents should be included in the cap, and the effect of including them.”
The committee's words, from the inquiry page on parliament.uk ↗.
What the government said
1st report - unprinted written evidence - Immigration Cap
No government response is linked to this report.
1st report - Immigration Cap
No government response is linked to this report.
How the inquiry ran
Each dot is a dated item listed on this page, from the inquiry's opening on 15 July 2010 to its close on 1 April 2012.
- Report 2 reports
What it recommended
The committee's recommendations are not listed here yet. Read them in 1st report - unprinted written evidence - Immigration Cap ↗ and 1st report - Immigration Cap ↗ on parliament.uk.