Emigration

(asked on 17th December 2025) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 96307 on Emigration, if her Department will make an assessment of of the potential impact of the emigration of people aged (a) 18-25, (b) 26-35, (c) 36-49, and (d) 50+ years old on (i) the levels of revenue raised through taxation and (ii) the sustainability of the public finances.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
This question was answered on 9th January 2026

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) assesses the fiscal implications of migration as part of its Economic and Fiscal Outlook and long-term fiscal projections.

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