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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2008. It was answered by Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2009 on behalf of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Foreign Workers

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the number of inward migrants to the UK (a) from other EU member states and (b) from non-EU member states intending to stay for 12 months or more who cited work-related purposes as the main reason for migration in each of the last four quarters for which figures are available.
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 16 December 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 (a) from other EU member states and (b) from non-EU member states intending to stay 12 months or more who cited work-related purposes as the main reason for migration in each of the last four quarters for which figures are available. (243965)""Table 1, attached, gives an estimate of international immigration from other EU member states and non-EU member states for work-related reasons for the latest year available, 2007, by quarter.""This table is based solely on data from the International Passenger Survey."

Table 1: Migration to the UK for work related reasons, 2007. International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey. United Kingdom
Thousands
Inflow Country of last residence
2007 All countries Other EU27 countries Non EU27 countries
Q1 54 32 22
Q2 54 29 25
Q3 71 35 36
Q4 51 30 22
Note:
Totals may not sum due to rounding

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
486 c487-9W; 243965
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Migrant workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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