Appendix 6: Minutes of Proceedings on the Report
Tuesday 11 July 2017
Present:
Lord Burns
Lord Darling of Roulanish
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Chairman)
Baroness Harding of Winscombe
Baroness Kingsmill
Lord Lamont of Lerwick
Lord Layard
Lord Livermore
Lord Sharkey
Lord Tugendhat
Baroness Wheatcroft attended the meeting at the invitation of the Committee.
The Committee considered the draft Report.
Paragraphs 1 to 125 (now 124) were agreed to, with amendments.
It was moved by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to leave out the last sentence of paragraph 126 (now 125) and insert:
“Once this information is available students should not be included in any short-term net migration figures for public policy purposes.”
The Committee divided:
The amendment was agreed to accordingly.
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Lord Burns Lord Darling of Roulanish Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Baroness Harding of Winscombe Baroness Kingsmill Lord Layard Lord Livermore Lord Sharkey Lord Tugendhat |
Lord Lamont of Lerwick |
Paragraphs 127 to 131 (now 126 to 132) were agreed to.
It was moved by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to leave out paragraph 132 (now 133) and insert:
“The objective of having migration at sustainable levels is unlikely to be best achieved by the strict use of an annual numerical target for net migration. Instead, such a target runs the risk of causing considerable disruption by failing to allow the UK to respond flexibly to labour market needs and economic conditions, as the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has suggested is necessary. The objective of reducing migration to sustainable levels should be implemented flexibly and be able to take account of labour market needs, in particular during the implementation period.”
The Committee divided:
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Lord Burns Lord Darling of Roulanish Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Baroness Harding of Winscombe Baroness Kingsmill Lord Layard Lord Livermore Lord Sharkey Lord Tugendhat |
Lord Lamont of Lerwick |
The amendment was agreed to accordingly.
The Appendices were agreed to.
The Committee agreed to publish the Report, with amendments.