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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 May 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 May 2007. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 June 2007 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Housing: Migration

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate she has made of future net migration for the purpose of formulating household projections; and what her most recent estimate is of household formation attributable to net migration between 2004 and 2026.
Answer

The ‘2004-based’ household projections for England are derived from the Office for National Statistics’ population projections.The 2004 based household projections show that the biggest factor is more people living alone and net migration accounts for 73,000 (33 per cent.) of the 223,000 annual household growth between 2004 and 2026.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
137282; 461 c1860-1W;461 c1861W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Immigration Migration
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk