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I warmly welcome the Home Secretary’s approach. On this question of Parliament’s view, is it not important that when the courts are striking a balance between family rights and the article concerned, and “serious offences” by foreign offenders, it is right that they should know what Parliament regards as “serious...
I warmly welcome the Home Secretary’s approach. On this question of Parliament’s view, is it not important that when the courts are striking a balance between family rights and the article concerned, and “serious offences” by foreign offenders, it is right that they should know what Parliament regards as “serious...
If the right hon. Lady is proceeding down that track, perhaps she will remind the House how many prisoners were found not to have been considered for deportation in 2006, let alone have their article 8 rights taken into account. Will she confirm that the figure was just over 1,000?
If the right hon. Lady is proceeding down that track, perhaps she will remind the House how many prisoners were found not to have been considered for deportation in 2006, let alone have their article 8 rights taken into account. Will she confirm that the figure was just over 1,000?
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Is the right hon. Lady telling us that the Home Secretary of the day, Charles Clarke, who was an honourable man, resigned because he presided over such a glorious success?
Is the right hon. Lady telling us that the Home Secretary of the day, Charles Clarke, who was an honourable man, resigned because he presided over such a glorious success?
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of the new (a) local authority social lettings and (b) registered social landlord lettings were made to foreign nationals from (i) A8 countries and Romania and Bulgaria, (ii) other EU member states and (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of the new (a) local authority social lettings and (b) registered social landlord lettings were made to foreign nationals from (i) A8 countries and Romania and Bulgaria, (ii) other EU member states and (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent estimate is of the number of households in social housing headed by a foreign national; what proportion this represents of all households in social housing; and what the equivalent figures were in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent estimate is of the number of households in social housing headed by a foreign national; what proportion this represents of all households in social housing; and what the equivalent figures were in each year since...
| Social sector households headed by a foreign national, England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of households in social housing (thousand) | Proportion of all households in social housing (percentage) | |
| 2005-06 and 2006-07 | 311 | 7.9 |
| 2006-07 and 2007-08 | 308 | 7.7 |
| Note: | ||
| Estimates are presented as a two-year rolling average due to sample size considerations | ||
| Source: | ||
| Survey of English Housing |
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's most recent assessment is of the effects on housing demand of immigration; what equivalent assessments his Department has made since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's most recent assessment is of the effects on housing demand of immigration; what equivalent assessments his Department has made since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent estimate is of the total number of foreign national headed households in social housing; and what this represents as a proportion of the total social housing stock.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent estimate is of the total number of foreign national headed households in social housing; and what this represents as a proportion of the total social housing stock.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of the new (a) local authority social lettings and (b) registered social landlord lettings were to foreign nationals from (i) EU states and (ii) non-EU states in each of the last five years for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of the new (a) local authority social lettings and (b) registered social landlord lettings were to foreign nationals from (i) EU states and (ii) non-EU states in each of the last five years for which figures are...
| New lettings to EU and non-EU foreign nationals of new social lettings by type of provider, 2007-08 and 2008-09 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | |||||||
| Local authority housing | Registered social landlord housing | All social housing | |||||
| EU foreign nationals | Non-EU foreign nationals | EU foreign nationals | Non-EU foreign nationals | EU foreign nationals | Non-EU foreign nationals | All foreign nationals | |
| 2007-08 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 6.5 |
| 2008-09 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 6.8 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent assessment is of the likely effect of immigration on the level of demand for housing in England in the next 20 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent assessment is of the likely effect of immigration on the level of demand for housing in England in the next 20 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) households and (b) social housing households were identified by the English Housing Survey as having a non-UK national as head of household in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) households and (b) social housing households were identified by the English Housing Survey as having a non-UK national as head of household in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her most recent assessment is of the impact of net migration on housing demand in England over (a) the next 20 years and (b) periods beyond 20 years; and when she next expects to revise those assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her most recent assessment is of the impact of net migration on housing demand in England over (a) the next 20 years and (b) periods beyond 20 years; and when she next expects to revise those assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-UK nationals with exceptional leave to remain were (a) granted and (b) refused the right of settlement in the UK in each year since 1997; and in how many cases a refusal was on the grounds of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-UK nationals with exceptional leave to remain were (a) granted and (b) refused the right of settlement in the UK in each year since 1997; and in how many cases a refusal was on the grounds of a...
| Table 5.3 Grants of settlement by category of grant, excluding EEA and Swiss nationals¹, ², 1997-2007, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of persons | |||||||||||
| Category of grant | 1997³ | 1998³ | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 20044 | 2005 | 2006R | 20075, P |
| Grants in own right or on a discretionary basis (excluding spouses and dependants) | |||||||||||
| On completion of four/five years6: | |||||||||||
| in employment with a work permit | 2,845 | 3,155 | 3,285 | 4,455 | 4,335 | 5,845 | 9,190 | 16,205 | 25,470 | 11,270 | 15,165 |
| in permit free employment7 | 705 | 855 | 700 | 1,415 | 890 | 980 | 1,325 | 1,325 | 1,625 | 670 | 790 |
| as business or self employed, or as persons of independent means | 265 | 200 | 130 | 260 | 160 | 115 | 230 | 220 | 320 | 2,595 | 75 |
| Commonwealth citizens with a United Kingdom-born grandparent, taking or seeking employment | 1,110 | 1,675 | 2,240 | 2,580 | 3,255 | 4,060 | 5,275 | 4,755 | 4,795 | 1,900 | 1,675 |
| British overseas citizens with special vouchers | 220 | 170 | 220 | 160 | 140 | 60 | * | 5 | * | * | — |
| Refugees and persons given exceptional leave to remain: | 4,830 | 6,675 | 22,505 | 25,355 | 17,965 | 18,235 | 12,185 | 19,025 | 33,850 | 19,075 | 10,250 |
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| recognised refugees8 | 2,405 | 4,270 | ¹522,505 | ¹525,355 | ¹517,965 | 10,955 | 4,875 | 1,695 | 1,230 | 40 | 30 |
| persons given exceptional leave to remain | 2,425 | 2,405 | ¹5— | ¹5— | ¹5— | 7,280 | 7,310 | 8,545 | 21,840 | 14,555 | 8,850 |
| granted under the Family ILR exercise9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,785 | 10,780 | 3,975 | 215 |
| other asylum-related grants | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 1,155 |
| Other grants on a discretionary basis¹0 | 2,160 | 3,700 | 2,580 | 6,150 | 4,190 | 6,730 | 10,860 | 4,075 | 4,050 | 6,155 | 8,785 |
| Total granted in own right or on a discretionary basis¹¹ | 12,145 | 16,435 | 31,665 | 40,380 | 30,935 | 36,020 | 39,065 | 45,615 | 70,105 | 41,670 | 36,745 |
| Spouses and dependants | |||||||||||
| Husbands: | |||||||||||
| settled on arrival | 15 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 45 | 85 | 785 | 560 | 445 | 325 |
| settled on removal of time limit | 11,240 | 13,620 | 15,370 | 15,730 | 17,780 | 16,640 | 19,210 | 11,860 | 15,195 | 18,105 | 17,750 |
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| on basis of marriage¹² | 10,700 | 13,010 | 14,565 | 14,460 | 16,850 | 15,470 | 17,275 | 7,985 | 8,540 | 15,185 | 13,495 |
| at same time as wife | 540 | 610 | 805 | 1,270 | 930 | 1,170 | 1,935 | 3,875 | 6,660 | 2,915 | 4,250 |
| Total husbands | 11,260 | 13,635 | 15,385 | 15,755 | 17,835 | 16,685 | 19,295 | 12,645 | 15,760 | 18,550 | 18,070 |
| Wives: | |||||||||||
| settled on arrival | 150 | 125 | 150 | 165 | 240 | 190 | 275 | 2,450 | 2,080 | 1,300 | 795 |
| settled on removal of time limit | 20,250 | 22,165 | 24,800 | 30,750 | 30,745 | 30,535 | 37,480 | 22,780 | 28,130 | 33,170 | 28,330 |
| of which: | |||||||||||
| on basis of marriage¹² | 16,160 | 18,390 | 19,945 | 24,100 | 26,590 | 24,930 | 30,560 | 12,520 | 15,205 | 26,365 | 22,405 |
| at same time as husband | 4,090 | 3,775 | 4,855 | 6,655 | 4,155 | 5,605 | 6,920 | 10,260 | 12,925 | 6,805 | 5,925 |
| Total wives | 20,400 | 22,290 | 24,950 | 30,920 | 30,985 | 30,725 | 37,750 | 25,230 | 30,210 | 34,470 | 29,125 |
| Children: | |||||||||||
| settled on arrival | 1,535 | 1,430 | 1,710 | 1,520 | 1,730 | 1,505 | 1,590 | 7,485 | 5,385 | 5,105 | 4,390 |
| settled on removal of time limit: | 9,985 | 10,850 | 17,725 | 27,485 | 18,400 | 19,725 | 25,800 | 33,330 | 40,060 | 20,560 | 25,830 |
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| with parent accepted on basis of marriage | 1,395 | 1,615 | 2,005 | 3,580 | 3,830 | 3,420 | 4,560 | 1,925 | 2,125 | 3,315 | 2,990 |
| other | 8,590 | 9,235 | 15,720 | 23,900 | 14,570 | 16,305 | 21,245 | 31,405 | 37,935 | 17,245 | 22,840 |
| Total children | 11,520 | 12,280 | 19,435 | 29,005 | 20,130 | 21,235 | 27,395 | 40,815 | 45,445 | 25,665 | 30,220 |
| Parents and grandparents joining children or grandchildren: | |||||||||||
| settled on arrival | 295 | 285 | 265 | 265 | 295 | 215 | 90 | 100 | 260 | 405 | 355 |
| settled on removal of time limit: | 885 | 1,050 | 815 | 2,175 | 1,465 | 1,530 | 3,020 | 1,885 | 1,185 | 1,060 | 645 |
| Other and unspecified dependants¹³ | 1,870 | 3,510 | 4,380 | 7,150 | 6,600 | 6,940 | 6,360 | 8,405 | 11,520 | 8,050 | 5,785 |
| Total spouses and dependants | 46,230 | 53,045 | 66,225 | 85,265 | 77,305 | 77,335 | 93,910 | 89,080 | 104,380 | 88,205 | 84,200 |
| Claim to right of abode upheld and other grants | 350 | 310 | 230 | 295 | 170 | 120 | 130 | 75 | 70 | 135 | 25 |
| Category unknown¹4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,490 | 6,175 | 4,440 | 4,565 | 4,440 | 3,880 |
| Total | 58,725 | 69,790 | 97,115 | 125,945 | 108,410 | 115,965 | 139,280 | 139,210 | 179,120 | 134,445 | 124,855 |
| ¹ Swiss nationals are excluded from 1 June 2002—see Explanatory Notes and Definitions, paragraph 10. ² Data from 2003 also exclude dependants of EEA and Swiss nationals in confirmed relationships granted permanent residence—see Explanatory Notes and Definitions, paragraph 12. ³ Includes a small number of EEA nationals. 4 Includes nationals of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia before 1 May 2004, but excludes them from this date. 5 Excludes Bulgaria and Romania. 6 In 2006, the qualifying period for settlement in all employment-related categories changed from four to five years. See Changes Affecting Statistics of Immigration Control, paragraph 2 (xv). 7 Includes ministers of religion, writers and artists. 8 Includes persons granted settlement under measures aimed at reducing the pre-July backlog as announced in the White Paper in July 1998. 9 Included In ““other asylum-related grants”” from April 2007. ¹0 Data for 2007 include persons granted indefinite leave outside the immigration rules under measures aimed at clearing the backlog of outstanding unresolved cases. See Changes Affecting Statistics of Immigration Control, paragraph 2 (xvl). ¹¹ Includes Commonwealth citizens ordinarily resident on 1 January 1973 and for five years. ¹² Includes civil and unmarried partners. ¹³ Data from 27 July 1998 to 2002 include husbands, wives and children of port asylum seekers given indefinite leave to enter. ¹4 See Explanatory Notes and Definitions, paragraphs 3 and 4. ¹5 Indicates brace. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2008, Official Report, column 514W, on immigration: criminal records, what the policy is of the Government on the grant of indefinite leave to remain under the legacy exercise to individuals with criminal convictions;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2008, Official Report, column 514W, on immigration: criminal records, what the policy is of the Government on the grant of indefinite leave to remain under the legacy exercise to individuals with criminal convictions;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidelines have been issued by her Department on the grant of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) under the legacy exercise to individuals with criminal convictions in the UK or in another country; what checks are carried out to ascertain...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidelines have been issued by her Department on the grant of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) under the legacy exercise to individuals with criminal convictions in the UK or in another country; what checks are carried out to ascertain...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the number of inward migrants to the UK intending to stay for 12 months or more who cited work-related purposes as the main reason for migration in (a) each year for which figures are available...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the number of inward migrants to the UK intending to stay for 12 months or more who cited work-related purposes as the main reason for migration in (a) each year for which figures are available...
| Table 1: Migration for work related reasons—Time series 1977-2006 International Migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey inflow—United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Estimate (thousand) | |
| 1977 | 31 |
| 1978 | 36 |
| 1979 | 42 |
| 1980 | 44 |
| 1981 | 38 |
| 1982 | 32 |
| 1983 | 34 |
| 1984 | 36 |
| 1985 | 48 |
| 1986 | 45 |
| 1987 | 45 |
| 1988 | 53 |
| 1989 | 51 |
| 1990 | 70 |
| 1991 | 54 |
| 1992 | 58 |
| 1993 | 66 |
| 1994 | 94 |
| 1995 | 50 |
| 1996 | 105 |
| 1997 | 99 |
| 1998 | 135 |
| 1999 | 151 |
| 2000 | 158 |
| 2001 | 165 |
| 2002 | 163 |
| 2003 | 165 |
| 2004 | 215 |
| 2005 | 227 |
| 2006 | 214 |
| Note: | |
| Work related reasons includes migrants with a ““Definite job”” and those ““Looking for Work””. For 1995 only, estimates of those ““Looking for work”” were included in ““Other reasons for migration””. |
| Table 2: Migration for work related reasons—Time series 2004-07 International Migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey inflow—United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quarter | Estimate (thousand) | |
| 2004 | Q1 | 36 |
| Q2 | 53 | |
| Q3 | 79 | |
| Q4 | 46 | |
| 2005 | Q1 | 50 |
| Q2 | 53 | |
| Q3 | 69 | |
| Q4 | 54 | |
| 2006 | Q1 | 45 |
| Q2 | 55 | |
| Q3 | 74 | |
| Q4 | 40 | |
| 2007 | Q1 | 55 |
| Q2 | 55 | |
| Note: | ||
| The figures for 2007 are provisional and may change slightly when data for the full 2007 calendar year are published. |
(3) how many foreign nationals obtained a tenancy without holding an existing social housing tenancy in the most recent year for which figures are available;
(3) how many foreign nationals obtained a tenancy without holding an existing social housing tenancy in the most recent year for which figures are available;
(4) how many new (a) local authority social lettings and (b) registered social landlord lettings were made to foreign nationals from (i) EU member states and (ii) non-EU states in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(4) how many new (a) local authority social lettings and (b) registered social landlord lettings were made to foreign nationals from (i) EU member states and (ii) non-EU states in the most recent year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what estimate she has made of the number of (a) non-UK EU national-headed households and (b) A8 national-headed households in social housing in (i) the most recent period for which figures are available and (ii) each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what estimate she has made of the number of (a) non-UK EU national-headed households and (b) A8 national-headed households in social housing in (i) the most recent period for which figures are available and (ii) each year since...
(2) what estimate she has made of the number of foreign national-headed households in social housing in (a) the most recent period for which figures are available and (b) each year since such figures became available; and what proportion this represented of housing stock in each year;
(2) what estimate she has made of the number of foreign national-headed households in social housing in (a) the most recent period for which figures are available and (b) each year since such figures became available; and what proportion this represented of housing stock in each year;