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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 October 2008. It was answered by Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour) on Friday, 17 October 2008 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Immigration: Employment

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the number of inward migrants to the UK intending to stay for 12 months or more who cited work-related purposes as the main reason for migration in (a) each year for which figures are available and (b) each quarter since 2004.
Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning what estimate has been made of the number of inward migrants to the UK intending to stay for 12 months or more who cited work-related purposes as the main reason for migration in each year for which figures are available and for each quarter since 2004. (227937)""Table 1, attached, gives an estimate of international immigration for work-related reasons between 1977 and 2006. For all years apart from 1995, these estimates include migrants with a definite job to go to and those who are looking for work. Table 2 provides quarterly estimates since 2004.""Both tables are based solely on data from the International Passenger Survey."

Table 1: Migration for work related reasons—Time series 1977-2006 International Migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey inflow—United Kingdom
Estimate (thousand)
1977 31
1978 36
1979 42
1980 44
1981 38
1982 32
1983 34
1984 36
1985 48
1986 45
1987 45
1988 53
1989 51
1990 70
1991 54
1992 58
1993 66
1994 94
1995 50
1996 105
1997 99
1998 135
1999 151
2000 158
2001 165
2002 163
2003 165
2004 215
2005 227
2006 214
Note:
Work related reasons includes migrants with a ““Definite job”” and those ““Looking for Work””. For 1995 only, estimates of those ““Looking for work”” were included in ““Other reasons for migration””.
Table 2: Migration for work related reasons—Time series 2004-07 International Migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey inflow—United Kingdom
Quarter Estimate (thousand)
2004 Q1 36
Q2 53
Q3 79
Q4 46
2005 Q1 50
Q2 53
Q3 69
Q4 54
2006 Q1 45
Q2 55
Q3 74
Q4 40
2007 Q1 55
Q2 55
Note:
The figures for 2007 are provisional and may change slightly when data for the full 2007 calendar year are published.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
480 c1589-91W;480 c1579-81W; 227937
Session
2007-08
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Employment Migrants
Link
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