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Written question asked by David Morris (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 May 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 May 2012. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Monday, 11 June 2012 on behalf of the Home Office.


Immigration: Lancashire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will estimate (a) the number of asylum seekers resident in and (b) the level of net migration into Lancashire in the most recent period for which figures are available.

[109829]

Answer

County level data are not held in a format compatible with National Statistics protocols.

However, the UK Border Agency publishes statistics on a quarterly and annual basis that cover all asylum applications to the UK broken down by nationality. Published statistics regarding asylum applications can be found in the Library of the House and by following this link:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/immigration-asylum-research/immigration-tabs-q4-2011/asylum1-q4-2011-tabs

Net migration on a national level is published on the Office of National Statistics website, and can be found at the following location:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-256033


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109829; 546 c78W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Asylum Immigration Migrants Migration Lancashire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk