I appreciate that the hon. Gentleman’s constituency has a different social make-up from mine, but in my constituency there are severe labour shortages, especially in lower-paid jobs in agriculture, which would be hard to fill were we not to have migrant workers from the newer parts of the EU. Prices would rise and productivity would fall if they were no longer able to work in my area. There are social tensions, but how can we address them without losing economic benefits?
Treasury and Work and Pensions
Proceeding contribution from
Jeremy Browne
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 November 2006.
It occurred during Queen's speech debate on Treasury and Work and Pensions.
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