Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 May 2002. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 May 2002 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of migration of people into the Greater London area from the rest of the UK was in the last three years. - Inc table and text of letter from Len Cook of the Office for National Statistics.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of migration of people into the Greater London area from the rest of the UK was in the last three years. [54188] Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 7 May 2002: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question on the level of migration into Greater London from the rest of the UK. (54188) The attached table shows the flow of inward, outward and net migration for Greater London during the last three years from 1998 to 2000. Number of people moving to and from the Greater London area from the rest of the UK during the years ending June 1998, 1999 and 2000 Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In Out Net inflow 1998 171.2 217.9 -46.7 1999 163.2 218.4 -55.2 2000 163.1 233.0 -69.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: These data are mid-year estimates Source: Figures on migrants within the UK are derived from the re-registration of NHS patients

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