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Baroness Kramer (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 November 2024

Debate

United Kingdom Declining Birth Rate

Contribution

My Lords, our demographic profile lies at the heart of this Question. I quote from the ONS, which said that “the population is projected to age twice as quickly under zero migration than under a high migration scenario”. Facing our dependency ratio, which is worsening by the year, should we not be resetting the conversation on immigration to recognise the role that it plays both in prosperity and in the provision of public services? Does the Minister share my fear that we are ceding this issue to a right wing that has decided that raising resentment and scapegoating is a glide path to power?

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