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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Monday, 27 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 June 2005. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 4 July 2005 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Emigration

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many UK subjects have emigrated to live in Commonwealth countries since 2001.
Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Andrew Rosindell, dated 30 June 2005:"The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question regarding estimates for the number of UK subjects who have emigrated to live in Commonwealth countries since 2001. I am replying in his absence. (8536)""The table below shows annual estimates for the number of British citizens migrating to Commonwealth countries between 2001 and 2003. The definition of a migrant used in the calculation of these estimates is a person who changes their country of usual residence for a period of at least a year. Therefore, some of the people estimated to have migrated to the Commonwealth over this period may have subsequently returned to the UK."

International migration: estimates from the International Passenger Survey, 2001 to 2003 British citizens migrating to the Commonwealth United Kingdom (thousand)
Citizenship Country of next residence Year Outflow(emigration out of the UK)
British Commonwealth countries 2001 53.5
2002 53.7
2003 63.4
Note: International Passenger Survey estimates are subject to sampling and non-sampling error since they are derived from a sample survey. One standard error for each outflow shown above is equal to 8 per cent.
(17) Estimates for 2001–03 are based on data from the International Passenger Survey only. They do not include adjustments for those whose intended length of stay changes so that their migrant status changes.

"The annual reference volume ““Series MN, International Migration”” includes a table (Table 3.1) showing migration estimates by country of last or next residence for British citizens (and other groups of citizens). The most recent annual reference volume is ““Series MN No. 30, International Migration, 2003””. This publication, and earlier editions, can be accessed at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Product.asp?vlnk=507."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8536; 436 c83W;436 c83-4W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Commonwealth Emigration