Written question asked by Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 October 2002. It was answered by Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Labour) on Thursday, 24 October 2002.

McIntosh of Haringey, Lord

Question: Further to the Written Answer by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 3 July 2002 637 c40WA, what number of people immigrating annually to the United Kingdom would be needed to prevent: (a) a decline the size of the United Kingdom population; (b) a decline in the size of the population of working age in the United Kingdom; and (c) an increase in the ratio between the population of working age and the retired in the United Kingdom. - Inc figure and ref to an article in the spring 2001 issue (No 103) of Population Trends, in Library and from www.statistics.gov.uk/STATBASE/Product.asp?vink=6303. [HL 5956].

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