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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)...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 October 2010

Reference

19097; 516 c930W

House

House of Commons

Social Rented Housing: Immigrants

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...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 October 2010

For answer on

22 October 2010

Answered on

22 October 2010

Data on the nationality of householders have only been collected by the Department since 2005-06 when relevant questions were first included in the Survey of English Housing. In 2008 this survey was merged with the English House Condition Survey to form the English Housing Survey.Estimates of the number of households in social housing headed by a foreign national are presented in the following table. The definition of 'foreign national' used is consistent with that used in published results from the Survey of English Housing; namely a foreign national is someone who is not a national of the UK or Ireland.

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

An estimate for 2007-08 and 2008-09 will be available on 27 October 2010 when the English Housing Survey Household Report 2008-09 is published.

Date

22 October 2010

Reference

19098; 516 c931W

House

House of Commons

Housing: Immigrants

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.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 October 2010

For answer on

22 October 2010

Answered on

22 October 2010

The potential future demand for housing can be informed by CLG's household projections. The latest projections were published on the CLG website in March 2009:"http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/statistics/2031households0309"and are based on the 2006-based population projections produced by the Office for National Statistics. They provide a long -term view of the net growth in the number of households given a projected population and previous demographic trends. As such the household projections do not take into account changes in policy or economic circumstances that may have a material effect on future household formation and do not explicitly reflect the different tenure pattern and household formation of migrant groups. The household projections reflect a net position; the number of newly forming households net of those that dissolve. Using the zero net migration population variant it is estimated that net international migration could account, on average, for 40% of the net growth in households in England over the projection period from 2006 to 2031.However, this does not directly equate to the actual effective demand for housing. This will also be determined by factors such as the ability of individual households to meet the cost of housing which is in turn influenced by the wider economic context. These projections also do not take into account the 2008-based population projections, subsequently published by the ONS, which include lower projected levels of net international migration. CLG expect to publish 2008-based household projections in November 2010.Equivalent assessments were made for the household projections from a 2003-base and 2004-base. Using the zero net migration population variant in the 2004-based projections it was estimated that net international migration could account, on average, for around a third of the net growth in households in England to 2026. The equivalent estimate in the 2003-based projections was that net international migration accounted for around a quarter of household growth from 2003 to 2026.

Date

22 October 2010

Reference

19099; 516 c928W

House

House of Commons

Social Rented Housing: Foreign Nationals

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.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 July 2010

Reference

10582; 514 c1048W

House

House of Commons

Social Rented Housing: Foreign Nationals

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...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 July 2010

For answer on

21 July 2010

Answered on

27 July 2010

Information on the number of foreign national households receiving social housing is collected through the Continuous Recording of Letting form (CORE). Historically, CORE has only collected information from registered social landlords. An increasing number of local authorities are now providing information through this process as well, but there are still some gaps in the data.Estimates for 2007-08 and 2008-09 are published on the Communities and Local Government website in table 754 at:"http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/xls/1417846.xls"For the two years for which figures are available, the proportion of new social lettings that were to EU foreign nationals and to non-EU foreign nationals are set out in the following table both for local authority landlords and for RSL landlords.

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

Date

27 July 2010

Reference

10585; 514 c1048W

House

House of Commons

Housing: Immigration

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.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 July 2010

For answer on

22 July 2010

Answered on

27 July 2010

The potential future demand for housing can be informed by CLG's household projections. The latest projections were published on the CLG website in March 2009"http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/statistics/2031households0309"and are based on the 2006-based population projections produced by the Office for National Statistics. They provide a long term view of the net growth in the number of households given a projected population and previous demographic trends. As such the household projections do not take into account changes in policy or economic circumstances that may have a material effect on future household formation and do not explicitly reflect the different tenure pattern and household formation of migrant groups. The household projections reflect a net position; the number of newly forming households net of those that dissolve. Using the zero net migration population variant it is estimated that net international migration could account, on average, for 40% of the net growth in households in England over the projection period from 2006 to 2031.However, this does not directly equate to the actual effective demand for housing. This will also be determined by factors such as the ability of individual households to meet the cost of housing which is in turn influenced by the wider economic context. These projections also do not take into account the 2008-based population projections, subsequently published by the ONS, which include lower projected levels of net international migration. CLG expect to publish 2008-based household projections later this year.

Date

27 July 2010

Reference

10739; 514 c1041-2W

House

House of Commons

English Housing Survey

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...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 February 2009

Reference

487 c1690-1W; 253979

House

House of Commons

Housing: Immigrants

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.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 2008

Reference

485 c790W; 244299

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Criminal Records

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...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 October 2008

For answer on

4 November 2008

Answered on

11 November 2008

[holding answer 4 November 2008]: Grants of settlement 1997-2007 to persons previously granted exceptional leave to remain in the United Kingdom are published in Table 5.3 of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Control of Immigration Statistics United Kingdom 2007".This publication is available in the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb1008.pdf"The Home Office does not collate statistics on the number of people with exceptional leave to remain who have been refused settlement in the UK and whether the reason for refusal was on the grounds of having a criminal conviction in the UK. The information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost by undertaking a search of case files of all individuals with exceptional leave to remain who have applied for settlement in the UK since 1997.

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.

Date

11 November 2008

Reference

482 c976-80W; 233094

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Criminal Records

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;...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 2008

Reference

482 c803-4W; 233093

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Criminal Records

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...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 October 2008

Reference

481 c514W; 188653

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Employment

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...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

UK Statistics Authority

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 October 2008

For answer on

17 October 2008

Answered on

17 October 2008

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning what estimate has been 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 each year for which figures are available and for each quarter since 2004. (227937)""Table 1, attached, gives an estimate of international immigration for work-related reasons between 1977 and 2006. For all years apart from 1995, these estimates include migrants with a definite job to go to and those who are looking for work. Table 2 provides quarterly estimates since 2004.""Both tables are based solely on data from the International Passenger Survey."

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.

Date

17 October 2008

Reference

480 c1589-91W;480 c1579-81W; 227937

House

House of Commons

Council Housing: Immigrants

(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;

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2008

Reference

480 c1094-5W;480 c1088-9W; 226935

House

House of Commons

Council Housing: Immigrants

(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.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2008

Reference

480 c1094-5W;480 c1088-9W; 226936

House

House of Commons

Council Housing: Immigrants

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...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2008

Reference

480 c1094-5W;480 c1088-9W; 226933

House

House of Commons

Council Housing: Immigrants

(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;

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2008

Reference

480 c1094-5W;480 c1088-9W; 226934

House

House of Commons

Housing: Migration

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 9 May 2008, Official Report, column 1206W, on housing: migration, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the proportion of projected household growth attributable to net migration in England; how many...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Communities and Local Government

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2008

Reference

479 c774W;479 c772W; 206253

House

House of Commons

Immigrants: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 29 April 2008, Official Report, column 342W, on immigration: housing, what criteria have been established for (a) items of expenditure incurred by local authorities and (b) an agreed cohort of supported families cases.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 June 2008

Reference

477 c678W; 208771

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Local Authorities

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department further to the answer of 28 April 2008, Official Report, column 96W, on immigration: local authorities, which local authorities have (a) expressed an interest in submitting claims and (b) submitted a claim to the transitional costs fund; what the value...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 June 2008

Reference

477 c479-80W; 203510

House

House of Commons

Immigration: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2008, Official Report, column 804W, on immigration: housing, what conditions are attached to tenancies created by the transfer of existing properties to the private rented market; what requirements there are on private sector...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 June 2008

Reference

476 c735W; 196770

House

House of Commons

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