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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.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Correspondence

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Letter from the Chair to Jeremy Miles concerning his appearance before the Committee on 1 May 2024
Inquiries Defence industry in Wales, and Impact of population change in Wales
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Correspondence between the Chair and Universities Wales on the Impact of Population Change in Wales
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Correspondence between the Chair and Health Education and Improvement Wales on the Impact of Population Change in Wales
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Oral evidence transcripts

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1 May 2024
Inquiries Defence industry in Wales, and Impact of population change in Wales
Witnesses Welsh Government, and Welsh Government
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6 March 2024
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Witnesses GlobalWelsh, and Ambition North Wales
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24 January 2024
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Witnesses Ceredigion County Council, Home Builders Federation, Federation of Master Builders, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Newport City Council, and Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru
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Written evidence

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Darogan Ltd (PCW0001)
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Higher Education Statistics Agency (part of Jisc) (PCW0002)
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Community Pharmacy Wales (PCW0003)
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