b'4.7. The EU is placing unfair measures onallocating resources towards developing our vacuum manufacturersmore energy-efficient vacuum cleaners. Ecodesign for Energy-Using Products and 4.8. The relatives move in Energy Labelling Directive 2009/125/ EC has been the source of much criticism from UK vacuum companies/manufacturers,includingAs an EU member state, the UK was bound Sir James Dyson.54 by free movement of people (Article 45 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Dyson states that the way new EU standardsEuropean Union). Free movement of people are being implemented is concerning.is misleading. It is in fact a right to work, live, Further, he argues that the costly researchsettle and claim benefits. This has had many and development required to obtain theconsequences.energy label prevents companies from Table 22 Population from selected Eastern European countriesin the UK CountryPolandRomaniaBulgaria Number889,000410,00083,000Source: ONSOne response to the figures above - almostPeople come to the UK for lots of reasons. certainly underestimates - is along the linesProbably, the principle one is that wages are of what about UK citizens living in theirsignificantly and materially higher in the UK countries? See below.than in those countries providing most of the immigrants. This wage gap will become even The effect of the free movement article isgreater with the scheduled increases in the almost completely one-way traffic, certainlyUKs minimum wage, the living wage.from Eastern Europe. 51'