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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 March 2008. It was answered by Iain Wright (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 March 2008 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Housing: Immigration

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the assumption in the Budget of net migration of 190,000 per year, what estimate she has made of the effects of net migration on housing demand; how many additional households will be generated a year on the basis of this assumption; and what the Government's previous estimate was of the number of additional households generated by net migration.
Answer

[holding answer 18 March 2008]: The assumption of 190,000 per year net migration into the UK is the principal long term assumption in the Office for National Statistics' 2006-based population projections. The equivalent assumption for net migration into England is 171,500 per year. An assessment of the impact on household growth of this migration assumption will be made as part of updated household projections that are planned later this year, following publication by the Office for National Statistics of the 2006-based sub-national population projections.The 2004-based household projections, for England, showed that one third of the projected household growth of 223,000 per year was attributable to net migration into England. The underlying 2004-based population projection assumed 130,000 per year net migration into England compared with 171,500 per year in the 2006-based national population projection.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
473 c1205W;473 c1201W; 195284
Session
2007-08
Related items
Subjects
Housing Migrants
Link
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