Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made in trends of levels of employment for local authorities for (a) child social care, (b) adult social care, (c) refuse collection and (d) other services when the UK leaves the EU.

As Government has made clear, we will continue to welcome the contribution EU citizens bring to our economy and society once we exit the EU. The Government is carefully considering a range of options as to how EU migration will work for new arrivals post-exit and will publish proposals as soon as possible. In the meantime, my department is working closely with local authorities and a wide range of other interested parties to understand the impacts and challenges of EU exit and plan for a wide range of scenarios.