Written question asked by Lord Green of Deddington (Crossbench) on Monday, 23 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 26 March 2015 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

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Population

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what would be the percentage increase in the population of the United Kingdom if net migration were 165,000 per year over the next five years; and what is their estimate of the cost to additional public services and associated infrastructure required to meet the needs of this additional population.

Answer

It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL5916

Session

2014-15

Subjects

Costs Immigration Population

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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