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Workers Registration Scheme

Answer

I have been asked to reply.The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 27 February 2006:As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question on whether the international migration estimates for 2004 take account of citizens from the 2004 accession countries who were in the UK before May 2004 and who then registered on the Workers Registration Scheme after that date. (51186)International migration estimates are produced using data from several sources, the most important of which is the International Passenger Survey (IPS). This is a sample survey that covers the principal sea, air and Channel routes between the UK and countries outside of the British Isles. Migrants are defined as persons who, on entry to the UK, state an intention to stay for a year or more. Such intentions may not be realised. Migration flows of citizens from EU accession countries who arrived in the UK prior to May 2004 were estimated from the IPS and included in the international migration estimates.It is estimated that 52,600 citizens of the 10 accession countries migrated to the UK in 2004, about 30 per cent. of these migrants arrived in the first six months of the year.At present we have not incorporated information from the WRS into the migration estimates because in theory they should be represented in the IPS sample. We are considering how we could use the information to quality assure any changing patterns.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

443 c108-9W;443 c108-9W; 51186

Session

2005-06

Subjects

EU enlargement Migration Surveys Worker registration scheme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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