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Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Monday, 20 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 April 2009. It was answered by Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour) on Monday, 27 April 2009 on behalf of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Population

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the net international migration by non-British citizens was in respect of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1991.
Answer

[holding answer 23 April 2009]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning what the net international migration by non-British citizens was for (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1991. (270699)""Official estimates of net international migration by non-British citizens for the constituent countries of the UK in each year since 1991 are given in Table 1 attached. The data are consistent with published figures."

Table 1: Net international migration to the countries of the UK by non-British citizens, 1991 to 2007—countries of the United Kingdom
Thousand
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1991 39 1 -1 0
1992 13 1 0 0
1993 24 1 1 0
1994 42 3 0 0
1995 69 3 0 0
1996 80 2 2 -1
1997 75 7 3 0
1998 113 4 7 -1
1999 101 1 8 0
2000 105 0 16 4
2001 138 3 4 1
2002 143 4 -2 4
2003 175 0 9 0
2004 286 4 15 3
2005 233 6 8 4
2006 246 8 19 5
2007 267 8 16 6
Source:
International Passenger Survey

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
491 c1087-8W; 270699
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Immigration Migration
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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