References for the statistics in the leaflet
- One third of all EU27 nationals staffing the NHS work in London
- Royal Brompton is the UK hospital most reliant on these staff, with 28% of doctors and 27% of nurses from the EU27
- Since the referendum, over 10,000 EU27 staff have quit the NHS which is heading for a recruitment crisis with 40,000 nursing vacancies
- One fifth of all small employers in the UK rely on staff from the EU27
- 1 in 7 start-up entrepreneurs in London are migrants
- 95% of small businesses have no experience of using the complex immigration system currently used to recruit non-EU workers
- 28% of workers in London's construction industry were born in the EU27
- Half of London's home-building workforce is from an EU27 country
- Without these workers the Government cannot meet its target of building 300,000 homes a year
- More than a third of workers in London's hospitality sector are EU27 nationals
- 75% of the UK's waiting staff, 37% of housekeepers and 25% of chefs are from the EU27
- Without any new EU migration or an increase in British applicants, the industry could face a shortfall of more than 60,000 jobs each year
Scott's team have produced lots of social media resources for use in the campaign, those that have statistics on are referenced below.
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