The House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs report, 1st April 2008, First Report is attached

House of Lords report April 2008_files.zip

Dr Simon Pemberton and Claire Stevens have produced their latest research investigating 'Economic Migration to Housing Market Renewal Areas in North West England - Opportunity or Threat?

Economic Migration to HMR areas report_final version1.doc

There is a report in todays Guardian newspaper (August 9 2007) by Alan Travis about the deportation threat to thousands of highly skilled migrants who have settled in Britain. Parliament's joint committee on human rights says the changes made last year to the highly skilled migrants programme are incompatible with article 8 - the right to respect for home and family life. For further details see http://society.guardian.co.uk/asylum seekers/story/0,,2144708,00.html

Today, 8 August 2007, Improvement and Development Agency for local government (IDeA) produced guidance for local authorities. For full details see the report New EU migration.pdf

In May 2007 the TUC Commission on Vulnerable Employment visited the North West to speak to migrant workers and advice agencies. This is the report of their visit.

CoVE newsletter no. 1.pdf

The Commission website is www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk