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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 February 2008. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Friday, 7 March 2008 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.


Inward Migration

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2008, Official Report, column 753, to the hon. Member for Peterborough, on inward migration, what the figure was for (a) inward migration and (b) net migration in each year since 1997.
Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 7 March 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question concerning what the figure was for (a) inward migration and (b) net migration each year since 1997. (190860)""The estimates of immigration and net migration for the UK are presented in the table below."

Total international migration, 1997 to 2006, United Kingdom
Thousand
Inflow Net migration
1997 327 ¹48
1998 391 ¹140
1999 454 ¹163
2000 479 ¹158
2001 479 ¹173
2002 513 ¹154
2003 508 ¹147
2004 586 ¹244
2005 563 ¹204
2006 591 ¹191
¹ Denotes a net inflow figure.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
190860; 472 c2837W
Session
2007-08
Related items
Inward Migration
Monday, 25 February 2008
Oral answers to questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Migration
Link
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