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Impact of population change in Wales

Inquiry

The Committee invites written submissions addressing any or all of the following areas:

What are the underlying drivers of changes in Wales’s population highlighted by the 2021 Census, in particular depopulation and ageing in some areas?
Are young people leaving Wales? Why?
What are the main impacts of the decreasing number of economically active people in Wales?
What will the impact of population trends be on the demand for and delivery of public services, including housing, education and healthcare?
What steps should the Government take to mitigate the challenges of population change in Wales? How can young people be incentivised to stay?
How can educated and skilled migrants be encouraged to fill labour shortages?
How important is migration, both from within the UK and outside the UK, to enable Wales to grow its population and minimise the reduction in the numbers of people of working age?
Does the Shortage Occupation List and the Skilled Migrants list currently meet Wales’s needs ?
How can the UK Government’s immigration targets better reflect Wales’s social and economic needs?

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Friday 22 September 2023.

Work news

Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi Jeremy Miles i ymddangos gerbron y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig

Y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig yn cwestiynu Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi, Ynni a’r Gymraeg Jeremy Miles AS

Cabinet Secretary for Economy Jeremy Miles to appear before Welsh Affairs Committee

Welsh Affairs Committee questions Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language Jeremy Miles MS

I ba raddau mae economi Cymru'n cael ei heffeithio gan bobl ifanc yn gadael Cymru?

Bydd y Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig yn cynnal ei drydedd sesiwn dystiolaeth yn archwilio Effaith newid poblogaeth yng Nghymru, gan ganolbwyntio ar effaith pobl iau yn gadael y genedl ar yr economi

To what extent is Wales’ economy impacted by young people leaving Wales?

The Welsh Affairs Committee will be holding its third session examining population change in Wales, focusing on the economic impact of younger people leaving the nation

Ydy'r cynnydd mewn ail gartrefi mewn ardaloedd penodol yng Nghymru yn effeithio ar y Gymraeg?

Yn ei ail sesiwn dystiolaeth fel rhan o'r ymchwiliad 'Effaith newid poblogaeth yng Nghymru', bydd yr Aelodau'n canolbwyntio ar y sector tai a gwasanaethau lleol

18 January 2024

Is the Welsh language being affected by the increase in second homes in certain areas in Wales?

In its second evidence session as part of the ‘Impact of population change in Wales’ inquiry, Members will be focusing on the housing sector and local services

18 January 2024

Sut mae poblogaeth Cymru'n newid? Mae’r Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig yn cynnal y sesiwn dystiolaeth gyntaf yn ei ymchwiliad newydd

Effaith newid poblogaeth yng Nghymru

4 December 2023

How is Wales’s population changing? Welsh Affairs Committee holds its first evidence session of new inquiry

The Welsh Affairs Committee will be examining population change in Wales to better understand how the population of Wales has changed over time

4 December 2023

Pam mae pobl ifanc yn gadael Cymru? Aelodau Seneddol yn lansio ymchwiliad i archwilio newid poblogaeth yng Nghymru

Ymchwiliad newydd: Effaith newid poblogaeth yng Nghymru

Why are younger people leaving Wales? MPs launch inquiry to examine population change in Wales

Why are younger people leaving Wales? MPs launch inquiry to examine population change in Wales

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