1) No detail from Conservatives on how their plan reduces immigration
2) No explanation which migrants they don't want to have
3) Govt's experts say migrants use NHS less than UK citizens 4) Labour immigration policy still to be revealed
5) We'll ask tough questions if it comes
2) No explanation which migrants they don't want to have
3) Govt's experts say migrants use NHS less than UK citizens 4) Labour immigration policy still to be revealed
5) We'll ask tough questions if it comes
Here's what the Migration Advisory Committee said on migrant "strain" on the NHS.
The assessment obviously comes with caveats but basically majority of migrants younger & fitter = less consumption of services. You can find it on p85 of this report assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
The assessment obviously comes with caveats but basically majority of migrants younger & fitter = less consumption of services. You can find it on p85 of this report assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
And there is more. The Priti Patel tweet warns of huge strain on schools. The evidence is very clear that the presence of children who don't speak English as their mother tongue raises the performance of other children. Following tweets are a summary of evidence, again from MAC
Firstly MAC looked amid claims for evidence that migrant kids had reduced choice for British parents - and harmed the outcome of British kids. They didn't find any:
They looked for really detailed statistical evidence of harm at SATS and GCSE caused by children who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). They found the presence of those children IMPROVED the outcome of existing children:
The MAC - appointed by the Home Secretary to advise the Home Secretary - summarised their conclusions:
