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To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will rank the UK among other EU member states in terms of net migration in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will rank the UK among other EU member states in terms of net migration in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Brennan of Canton
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2009
For answer on
4 February 2009
Answered on
9 February 2009
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated February 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning how the UK ranks among other EU member states in terms of net migration in (a) 1997 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available. (254538)""Eurostat publish net migration figures for all EU member states. These may differ from the estimates produced by individual national statistics institutes as Eurostat make adjustments to improve comparability across member states. These show that the UK had the fourth highest levels of net migration in 1997 and third highest in 2007, the latest year for which complete data are available. However care should be taken when comparing net migration estimates as a small net migration figure may mask large immigration and emigration flows."
Subjects
Migration
Date
9 February 2009
Reference
487 c1588-9W; 254538
House
House of Commons
(4) what proportion of the resident population was born abroad in (a) 1987, (b) 1997 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population born abroad;
(4) what proportion of the resident population was born abroad in (a) 1987, (b) 1997 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population born abroad;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 May 2008
For answer on
14 May 2008
Answered on
13 June 2008
The information requested falls with the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 June 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your questions on international migration and foreign born residents in the UK. The following questions are all answered by this letter:""What international (a) immigration, (b) emigration and (c) net migration was for (i) each government office region in England, (ii) each local authority area in England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Scotland in each five year period since 1987; and what proportion per 1,000 population these figures represent. (205759)""What net international migration was for those living in the UK and born (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere in the periods (i) 1987 to 1997 and (ii) 1997 to the most recent year for which figures are available. (205785)""How many and what proportion of those immigrating to the UK were employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to arrival in the UK in each year since 1997. (205786)""What proportion of the resident population was born abroad in (a) 1987, (b) 1997 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""What the net change in the number of foreign born residents in the UK was between (a) 1987 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and the most recent year for which figures are available; and which 10 countries were the most frequent countries of origin in each such period. (205791)""Tables Al, A2, and A3 give figures for Parliamentary Question number 205759 between mid-1986 and mid-2006, the latest year for which figures are available based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). The international immigration and emigration data for local authorities are only available from mid-2001 onwards. The footnotes to the tables provide the basis for the figures. (205759)""Table B gives an estimate of net international migration by country of birth (UK and elsewhere) between 1987 and 2006. Data from 1991 to 2006 are based on Total International Migration (TIM) whilst data from 1987 to 1990 are based solely on the IPS, as estimates of TIM are not available prior to 1991. TIM is the measure of long term international migration introduced from ""1991 and which is based mainly on data from the IPS supplemented with other data and adjustments for people not counted by the IPS. (205785)""The number and proportion of immigrants to the UK employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to their migration between 1997 and 2006 is shown in Table C, based on TIM. (205786)""Estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) show that 7 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 1997, and 11 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 2007, the latest year for which figures are available from the LFS. No comparable estimates are available for 1987 as prior to 1992 the LFS was not conducted throughout the year, and thus it is not possible to provide an average over four quarters for 1987. No projection has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""Between 1997 and 2007 there was an increase of 2,323,000 UK residents who were born abroad. Table D gives the ten most common countries of birth of foreign born UK residents in 1997 and 2007. No comparable estimates are available for 1987. (205791)""Copies of the tables have been placed in the House of Commons Library."
Subjects
Migration
Date
13 June 2008
Reference
477 c567-9W; 205790
House
House of Commons
(5) what the net change in the number of foreign-born residents in the UK was between (a) 1987 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and the most recent year for which figures are available; and which 10 countries were the most frequent countries of origin of foreign-born UK residents in each...
(5) what the net change in the number of foreign-born residents in the UK was between (a) 1987 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and the most recent year for which figures are available; and which 10 countries were the most frequent countries of origin of foreign-born UK residents in each...
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 May 2008
For answer on
14 May 2008
Answered on
13 June 2008
The information requested falls with the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 June 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your questions on international migration and foreign born residents in the UK. The following questions are all answered by this letter:""What international (a) immigration, (b) emigration and (c) net migration was for (i) each government office region in England, (ii) each local authority area in England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Scotland in each five year period since 1987; and what proportion per 1,000 population these figures represent. (205759)""What net international migration was for those living in the UK and born (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere in the periods (i) 1987 to 1997 and (ii) 1997 to the most recent year for which figures are available. (205785)""How many and what proportion of those immigrating to the UK were employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to arrival in the UK in each year since 1997. (205786)""What proportion of the resident population was born abroad in (a) 1987, (b) 1997 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""What the net change in the number of foreign born residents in the UK was between (a) 1987 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and the most recent year for which figures are available; and which 10 countries were the most frequent countries of origin in each such period. (205791)""Tables Al, A2, and A3 give figures for Parliamentary Question number 205759 between mid-1986 and mid-2006, the latest year for which figures are available based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). The international immigration and emigration data for local authorities are only available from mid-2001 onwards. The footnotes to the tables provide the basis for the figures. (205759)""Table B gives an estimate of net international migration by country of birth (UK and elsewhere) between 1987 and 2006. Data from 1991 to 2006 are based on Total International Migration (TIM) whilst data from 1987 to 1990 are based solely on the IPS, as estimates of TIM are not available prior to 1991. TIM is the measure of long term international migration introduced from ""1991 and which is based mainly on data from the IPS supplemented with other data and adjustments for people not counted by the IPS. (205785)""The number and proportion of immigrants to the UK employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to their migration between 1997 and 2006 is shown in Table C, based on TIM. (205786)""Estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) show that 7 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 1997, and 11 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 2007, the latest year for which figures are available from the LFS. No comparable estimates are available for 1987 as prior to 1992 the LFS was not conducted throughout the year, and thus it is not possible to provide an average over four quarters for 1987. No projection has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""Between 1997 and 2007 there was an increase of 2,323,000 UK residents who were born abroad. Table D gives the ten most common countries of birth of foreign born UK residents in 1997 and 2007. No comparable estimates are available for 1987. (205791)""Copies of the tables have been placed in the House of Commons Library."
Subjects
Migration
Date
13 June 2008
Reference
477 c567-9W; 205791
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what international (a) immigration, (b) emigration and (c) net migration was for (i) each Government Office region in England, (ii) each local authority area in England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Scotland in each five year period since 1987; and what...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what international (a) immigration, (b) emigration and (c) net migration was for (i) each Government Office region in England, (ii) each local authority area in England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Scotland in each five year period since 1987; and what...
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 May 2008
For answer on
14 May 2008
Answered on
13 June 2008
The information requested falls with the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 June 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your questions on international migration and foreign born residents in the UK. The following questions are all answered by this letter:""What international (a) immigration, (b) emigration and (c) net migration was for (i) each government office region in England, (ii) each local authority area in England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Scotland in each five year period since 1987; and what proportion per 1,000 population these figures represent. (205759)""What net international migration was for those living in the UK and born (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere in the periods (i) 1987 to 1997 and (ii) 1997 to the most recent year for which figures are available. (205785)""How many and what proportion of those immigrating to the UK were employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to arrival in the UK in each year since 1997. (205786)""What proportion of the resident population was born abroad in (a) 1987, (b) 1997 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""What the net change in the number of foreign born residents in the UK was between (a) 1987 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and the most recent year for which figures are available; and which 10 countries were the most frequent countries of origin in each such period. (205791)""Tables Al, A2, and A3 give figures for Parliamentary Question number 205759 between mid-1986 and mid-2006, the latest year for which figures are available based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). The international immigration and emigration data for local authorities are only available from mid-2001 onwards. The footnotes to the tables provide the basis for the figures. (205759)""Table B gives an estimate of net international migration by country of birth (UK and elsewhere) between 1987 and 2006. Data from 1991 to 2006 are based on Total International Migration (TIM) whilst data from 1987 to 1990 are based solely on the IPS, as estimates of TIM are not available prior to 1991. TIM is the measure of long term international migration introduced from ""1991 and which is based mainly on data from the IPS supplemented with other data and adjustments for people not counted by the IPS. (205785)""The number and proportion of immigrants to the UK employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to their migration between 1997 and 2006 is shown in Table C, based on TIM. (205786)""Estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) show that 7 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 1997, and 11 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 2007, the latest year for which figures are available from the LFS. No comparable estimates are available for 1987 as prior to 1992 the LFS was not conducted throughout the year, and thus it is not possible to provide an average over four quarters for 1987. No projection has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""Between 1997 and 2007 there was an increase of 2,323,000 UK residents who were born abroad. Table D gives the ten most common countries of birth of foreign born UK residents in 1997 and 2007. No comparable estimates are available for 1987. (205791)""Copies of the tables have been placed in the House of Commons Library."
Subjects
Migration
Date
13 June 2008
Reference
477 c567-9W; 205759
House
House of Commons
(3) how many and what proportion of those immigrating to the UK were employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to arrival in the UK in each year since 1997;
(3) how many and what proportion of those immigrating to the UK were employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to arrival in the UK in each year since 1997;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 May 2008
For answer on
14 May 2008
Answered on
13 June 2008
The information requested falls with the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 June 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your questions on international migration and foreign born residents in the UK. The following questions are all answered by this letter:""What international (a) immigration, (b) emigration and (c) net migration was for (i) each government office region in England, (ii) each local authority area in England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Scotland in each five year period since 1987; and what proportion per 1,000 population these figures represent. (205759)""What net international migration was for those living in the UK and born (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere in the periods (i) 1987 to 1997 and (ii) 1997 to the most recent year for which figures are available. (205785)""How many and what proportion of those immigrating to the UK were employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to arrival in the UK in each year since 1997. (205786)""What proportion of the resident population was born abroad in (a) 1987, (b) 1997 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""What the net change in the number of foreign born residents in the UK was between (a) 1987 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and the most recent year for which figures are available; and which 10 countries were the most frequent countries of origin in each such period. (205791)""Tables Al, A2, and A3 give figures for Parliamentary Question number 205759 between mid-1986 and mid-2006, the latest year for which figures are available based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). The international immigration and emigration data for local authorities are only available from mid-2001 onwards. The footnotes to the tables provide the basis for the figures. (205759)""Table B gives an estimate of net international migration by country of birth (UK and elsewhere) between 1987 and 2006. Data from 1991 to 2006 are based on Total International Migration (TIM) whilst data from 1987 to 1990 are based solely on the IPS, as estimates of TIM are not available prior to 1991. TIM is the measure of long term international migration introduced from ""1991 and which is based mainly on data from the IPS supplemented with other data and adjustments for people not counted by the IPS. (205785)""The number and proportion of immigrants to the UK employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to their migration between 1997 and 2006 is shown in Table C, based on TIM. (205786)""Estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) show that 7 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 1997, and 11 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 2007, the latest year for which figures are available from the LFS. No comparable estimates are available for 1987 as prior to 1992 the LFS was not conducted throughout the year, and thus it is not possible to provide an average over four quarters for 1987. No projection has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""Between 1997 and 2007 there was an increase of 2,323,000 UK residents who were born abroad. Table D gives the ten most common countries of birth of foreign born UK residents in 1997 and 2007. No comparable estimates are available for 1987. (205791)""Copies of the tables have been placed in the House of Commons Library."
Subjects
Migration
Date
13 June 2008
Reference
477 c567-9W; 205786
House
House of Commons
(2) what net international migration was for those living in the UK and born (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere in the periods (i) 1987 to 1997 and (ii) 1997 to the most recent year for which figures are available;
(2) what net international migration was for those living in the UK and born (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere in the periods (i) 1987 to 1997 and (ii) 1997 to the most recent year for which figures are available;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 May 2008
For answer on
14 May 2008
Answered on
13 June 2008
The information requested falls with the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 June 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your questions on international migration and foreign born residents in the UK. The following questions are all answered by this letter:""What international (a) immigration, (b) emigration and (c) net migration was for (i) each government office region in England, (ii) each local authority area in England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Scotland in each five year period since 1987; and what proportion per 1,000 population these figures represent. (205759)""What net international migration was for those living in the UK and born (a) in the UK and (b) elsewhere in the periods (i) 1987 to 1997 and (ii) 1997 to the most recent year for which figures are available. (205785)""How many and what proportion of those immigrating to the UK were employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to arrival in the UK in each year since 1997. (205786)""What proportion of the resident population was born abroad in (a) 1987, (b) 1997 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what forecast has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""What the net change in the number of foreign born residents in the UK was between (a) 1987 and 1997 and (b) 1997 and the most recent year for which figures are available; and which 10 countries were the most frequent countries of origin in each such period. (205791)""Tables Al, A2, and A3 give figures for Parliamentary Question number 205759 between mid-1986 and mid-2006, the latest year for which figures are available based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). The international immigration and emigration data for local authorities are only available from mid-2001 onwards. The footnotes to the tables provide the basis for the figures. (205759)""Table B gives an estimate of net international migration by country of birth (UK and elsewhere) between 1987 and 2006. Data from 1991 to 2006 are based on Total International Migration (TIM) whilst data from 1987 to 1990 are based solely on the IPS, as estimates of TIM are not available prior to 1991. TIM is the measure of long term international migration introduced from ""1991 and which is based mainly on data from the IPS supplemented with other data and adjustments for people not counted by the IPS. (205785)""The number and proportion of immigrants to the UK employed in manual and clerical occupations prior to their migration between 1997 and 2006 is shown in Table C, based on TIM. (205786)""Estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) show that 7 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 1997, and 11 per cent of the UK population was born abroad in 2007, the latest year for which figures are available from the LFS. No comparable estimates are available for 1987 as prior to 1992 the LFS was not conducted throughout the year, and thus it is not possible to provide an average over four quarters for 1987. No projection has been made of future trends in the proportion of the population to have been born abroad. (205790)""Between 1997 and 2007 there was an increase of 2,323,000 UK residents who were born abroad. Table D gives the ten most common countries of birth of foreign born UK residents in 1997 and 2007. No comparable estimates are available for 1987. (205791)""Copies of the tables have been placed in the House of Commons Library."
Subjects
Migration
Date
13 June 2008
Reference
205785; 477 c567-9W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2008, Official Report, column 49W, on migration, what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the direct and indirect contribution of net migration to population growth by (a) 2031 and (b) 2056;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2008, Official Report, column 49W, on migration, what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the direct and indirect contribution of net migration to population growth by (a) 2031 and (b) 2056;...
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 June 2008
For answer on
5 June 2008
Answered on
13 June 2008
[holding answer 5 June 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 13 June 2008:"As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question regarding what estimate has been made of the direct and indirect contribution of net migration to population growth by (a) 2031 and (b) 2056; and what proportion of total population growth each figure represents. (208820)""Net migration affects population growth both through the immediate direct impact of migrants themselves and the indirect impact through future births and deaths of migrants.""As part of the latest (2006-based) national population projections from ONS, a full analysis has been made of the impact of the assumed level of net migration on population growth in the period to 2031. This is available at""http://www.gad.gov.uk/Demography_Data/Population/2006/methodology/mignote.asp.""The following table summarises the results and shows corresponding figures for the period to 2056."
"As previously advised in my replies to earlier PQs from you (207695 and 177459), the underlying assumptions for the projections are demographic trend based and should not be seen as predictions. ""Long-term projections should be treated with particular caution. Population projections become increasingly uncertain the further they are carried forward."
| Projected population growth by component, United Kingdom, 2006-56 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Million | ||
| Between 2006 and 2031 | Between 2006 and 2056 | |
| Total population increase | 11 | 18 |
| Resulting from: | ||
| Assumed net migration | 5 | 10 |
| Natural change assuming no migration | — | 1 |
| Additional natural change from assumed level of net migration | 2 | 7 |
Subjects
Migration
Date
13 June 2008
Reference
477 c569-70W; 208820
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what contribution net migration made to population change in the UK in each five year period since 1987.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what contribution net migration made to population change in the UK in each five year period since 1987.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Phil Hope
(Labour)
Answering body
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 May 2008
For answer on
14 May 2008
Answered on
19 May 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 May 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question asking what contribution net migration made to population change in the UK in each five year period since 1987. (205789)""The table below shows the contribution of net migration and natural change to population change for the UK for each five year period since 1987."
| Contribution of net migration and natural change to population change for the UK for five-year periods from year ending mid-1987 to year ending mid-2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1991 | 1992-96 | 1997-2001 | 2002-06 | |
| Total net migration and | — | — | — | 932,999 |
| 79,571 | 143,112 | 532,652 | — | |
| Other changes¹, ² | — | — | — | 12,424 |
| Total natural change | 675,252 | 582,604 | 416,471 | 528,429 |
| Total population change | 754,823 | 725,716 | 949,123 | 1,473,852 |
| ¹ It is not possible to separately identify and split net migration and other changes in the years up to 2001. For 2002-06 net migration and other changes are shown separately. ² Other changes primarily include changes in the number of armed forces and dependants resident in the area and also (for years up to and including 2001) a factor to ensure that population change over the intercensal period agrees with estimates derived from the Census. Source: Office for National Statistics, General Register Office for Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. |
Subjects
Migration
Date
19 May 2008
Reference
476 c49-50W; 205789
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2008, Official Report, column 753, to the hon. Member for Peterborough, on inward migration, what the figure was for (a) inward migration and (b) net migration in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2008, Official Report, column 753, to the hon. Member for Peterborough, on inward migration, what the figure was for (a) inward migration and (b) net migration in each year since 1997.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 February 2008
For answer on
28 February 2008
Answered on
7 March 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 7 March 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question concerning what the figure was for (a) inward migration and (b) net migration each year since 1997. (190860)""The estimates of immigration and net migration for the UK are presented in the table below."
| Total international migration, 1997 to 2006, United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thousand | ||
| Inflow | Net migration | |
| 1997 | 327 | ¹48 |
| 1998 | 391 | ¹140 |
| 1999 | 454 | ¹163 |
| 2000 | 479 | ¹158 |
| 2001 | 479 | ¹173 |
| 2002 | 513 | ¹154 |
| 2003 | 508 | ¹147 |
| 2004 | 586 | ¹244 |
| 2005 | 563 | ¹204 |
| 2006 | 591 | ¹191 |
| ¹ Denotes a net inflow figure. |
Subjects
Migration
Date
7 March 2008
Reference
190860; 472 c2837W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many emigrants from the UK counted for the purpose of calculating emigration were (a) UK nationals, (b) UK nationals of working age and (c) skilled workers who were UK nationals of working age in each of the last 10 years for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many emigrants from the UK counted for the purpose of calculating emigration were (a) UK nationals, (b) UK nationals of working age and (c) skilled workers who were UK nationals of working age in each of the last 10 years for...
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 January 2008
For answer on
9 January 2008
Answered on
3 March 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 3 March 2008:"The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your questions relating to nationality of migrants:""To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from which 20 countries the most immigrants to the UK came in each of the last 10 years; and how many of each nationality immigrated in each year. (177406)""To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) UK nationals and (b) non-UK nationals emigrated from the UK in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (i) age and (ii) sex. (177411)""To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many emigrants from the UK counted for the purpose of calculating emigration were (a) UK nationals, (b) UK nationals of working age and (c) skilled workers who were UK nationals of working age in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what percentage of the total emigration figure in each year each of these figures represent. (177453)""I am replying in her absence.""A long-term international migrant is defined as someone who changes his or her country of usual residence for a period of at least a year, so that the country of destination effectively becomes the country of usual residence. This is the United Nations recommended definition of a long-term international migrant and is the definition used for calculating population estimates and projections.""Total International Migration (TIM) estimates provide the most comprehensive figures on long-term international migration. The main source for producing these estimates is the International Passenger Survey (IPS).""While other migration flows, not captured by the IPS, are included in the TIM estimates, the nature of these other data sources and the methods used to produce TIM mean that some detailed queries can only be answered using the IPS. As a sample survey, data from the IPS are subject to a statistical margin of error.""For IPS purposes ““citizenship”” is taken to be the nationality of the passport being used by the passenger and in this context ‘British’ includes the whole of the UK and Gibraltar. These definitions have been used in providing the information you have requested.""Table 1 lists the top 20 citizenships of those migrating into the UK in each of the years 1997 to 2006. The top category in each year, British citizens, predominantly comprises British passport holders returning to the UK after a stay of a year or more abroad. As indicated in the table, estimates for some of the top 20 countries have a wide margin of statistical sampling error. For this reason, in Table 2, estimated numbers are presented for combined years for the top 10 countries only. The tables all refer to the citizenship of the immigrant, not their country of last residence. (177406)""Table 3 attached, shows how many British nationals and non British nationals emigrated from the UK in each of the years between 1997 and 2006 (the latest year available), broken down by age group and sex. (177411)""Table 4, attached, gives the International Passenger Survey estimates of emigration of British citizens by working age and previous occupation and as a percentage of total emigration, for the United Kingdom. IPS data do not specifically identify ‘skilled workers’. The closest prosy is ‘usual occupation prior to migration’ which is based on very broad occupational groupings. Most of those in the ‘professional and managerial’ category could be considered skilled workers although some, such as professionals taking early retirement would not fall under this category. Also, the ‘manual and clerical’ grouping, which covers all other workers, may include some skilled workers such as tradesmen and so this is also shown for information. (177453)"
| Table I International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, top 20 citizenships migrating into the UK, time series 1997 to 2006, part I | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| 1 | British | British | British | British | British |
| 2 | France¹ | Australia | Australia | Australia | Australia |
| 3 | Australia | United States of America | United States of America | India | France¹ |
| 4 | United States of America | France¹ | France¹ | China (Peoples Republic) | India |
| 5 | Malaysia | New Zealand | New Zealand | France¹ | Germany |
| 6 | India | Greece | South Africa | United States of America | South Africa |
| 7 | Greece¹ | South Africa | China (Peoples Republic) | South Africa¹ | China (Peoples Republic) |
| 8 | Germany¹ | Italy¹ | India | New Zealand | United States of America |
| 9 | Japan | Germany¹ | Greece¹ | Germany¹ | Philippines |
| 10 | New Zealand | Spain¹ | Germany¹ | Pakistan | New Zealand |
| 11 | South Africa¹ | Japan | Pakistan¹ | Italy¹ | Pakistan¹ |
| 12 | Pakistan | India | Japan | Canada¹ | South Korea¹ |
| 13 | Bangladesh | Malaysia¹ | Philippines¹ | Japan | Malaysia |
| 14 | Canada¹ | Canada¹ | Slovakia¹ | Philippines | Japan |
| 15 | Netherlands¹ | China (Peoples Republic)¹ | Italy¹ | Malaysia | Bangladesh |
| 16 | Sweden¹ | Mauritius¹ | Malaysia | Nigeria¹ | Greece¹ |
| 17 | South Korea¹ | Pakistan | Denmark¹ | Greece¹ | Canada¹ |
| 18 | Spain¹ | Sweden¹ | Belgium¹ | South Korea¹ | Zimbabwe¹ |
| 19 | Cyprus¹ | Netherlands¹ | Austria¹ | Netherlands¹ | Thailand |
| 20 | Finland¹ | Denmark¹ | Kenya¹ | Sri Lanka | Hungary¹ |
| ¹ Countries where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | |||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | |||||
| Source: | |||||
| Office for National Statistics |
| Table I International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, top 20 citizenships migrating into the UK, time series 1997 to 2006, part 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| 1 | British | British | British | British | British |
| 2 | China (Peoples Republic) | China (Peoples Republic) | India | Poland | Poland |
| 3 | South Africa | India | China (Peoples Republic) | India | India |
| 4 | India | France¹ | South Africa | South Africa | Pakistan |
| 5 | Philippines | Australia | Australia | China (Peoples Republic) | Australia |
| 6 | Australia | South Africa | Pakistan | Australia | China (Peoples Republic) |
| 7 | United States of America | United States of America | Poland¹ | Pakistan | South Africa |
| 8 | Germany¹ | Philippines | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America |
| 9 | New Zealand | Pakistan | Philippines | Germany¹ | Germany |
| 10 | Spain¹ | Portugal¹ | Germany¹ | New Zealand | New Zealand |
| 11 | France¹ | New Zealand | Lithuania¹ | Japan¹ | Philippines¹ |
| 12 | Japan¹ | Germany¹ | France¹ | Philippines | Bangladesh |
| 13 | Pakistan | Ghana | Nigeria | Bangladesh | Nigeria |
| 14 | Italy¹ | Netherlands¹ | New Zealand | Spain¹ | Slovakia¹ |
| 15 | Canada | Canada | Zimbabwe¹ | Nigeria | Thailand¹ |
| 16 | Hong Kong¹ | Sri Lanka | Spain¹ | Czech state¹ | France¹ |
| 17 | Netherlands¹ | Japan | Czech state¹ | Slovakia¹ | Malaysia¹ |
| 18 | Kenya¹ | Malaysia¹ | Slovakia¹ | Sri Lanka¹ | Canada |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Sweden¹ | Malaysia¹ | Spain¹ |
| 20 | Greece¹ | Nigeria | Thailand¹ | Italy¹ | Sri Lanka |
| ¹ Countries where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | |||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | |||||
| Source: | |||||
| Office for National Statistics |
| Table 2 International migration, top 10 citizenships migrating to the UK, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, time series 1997 to 2006 in 2 year groupings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l997-98 | 1999-2000 | 2001-02 | ||||
| Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | ||||
| All citizenships | 591 | All citizenships | 713 | All citizenships | 758 | |
| 1 | British | 195 | British | 214 | British | 207 |
| 2 | Australia | 39 | Australia | 50 | Australia | 51 |
| 3 | France | 36 | United States of America | 31 | China (Peoples Republic) | 43 |
| 4 | United States of America | 30 | China (Peoples Republic | 28 | India | 37 |
| 5 | Greece | 2 | France | 28 | South Africa | 35 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 21 | India | 27 | Philippines | 33 |
| 7 | Germany | 17 | South Africa | 26 | United States of America | 30 |
| 8 | South Africa | 16 | New Zealand | 25 | Germany | 28 |
| 9 | India | 16 | Germany | 20 | France | 25 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 15 | Pakistan | 17 | New Zealand | 21 |
| 2003-04 | 2005-06 | |||
| Estimate | Estimate | |||
| All citizenships | 945 | All citizenships | 1,025 | |
| 1 | British | 183 | British | 169 |
| 2 | India | 81 | Poland | 109 |
| 3 | China (Peoples Republic | 63 | India | 103 |
| 4 | South Africa | 50 | Pakistan | 47 |
| 5 | Australia | 48 | Australia | 46 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 31 | China (Peoples Republic) | 45 |
| 7 | France | 31 | South Africa | 41 |
| 8 | United States of America | 30 | United States of America | 31 |
| 9 | Philippines | 23 | Germany | 26 |
| 10 | Poland¹ | 19 | New Zealand | 24 |
| ¹ Countries where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | ||||
| Notes: | ||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | ||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | ||||
| Source: | ||||
| Office for National Statistics |
| Table 3: International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, time series 1997 to 2006, migration from the UK by citizenship, broad age group and sex: United Kingdom | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 15 | ||||||||
| Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | |
| British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 135 | 75 | 60 | 16 | ¹8 | 8 | 35 | 16 | 19 |
| 1998 | 114 | 60 | 54 | 13 | 9 | ¹4 | 20 | ¹9 | 11 |
| 1999 | 115 | 70 | 45 | 13 | ¹11 | ¹2 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 2000 | 141 | 81 | 60 | 15 | ¹6 | ¹9 | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| 2001 | 133 | 78 | 55 | 14 | ¹8 | ¹6 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
| 2002 | 164 | 90 | 74 | ¹15 | ¹10 | ¹5 | 33 | 17 | 17 |
| 2003 | 170 | 97 | 72 | 18 | ¹10 | ¹9 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 2004 | 184 | 90 | 95 | 16 | ¹7 | ¹10 | 29 | 15 | 15 |
| 2005 | 174 | 110 | 65 | 20 | ¹9 | ¹11 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| 2006 | 196 | 114 | 83 | 18 | 10 | ¹9 | 26 | 15 | 10 |
| Non-British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 97 | 50 | 47 | 9 | 5 | ¹4 | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| 1998 | 91 | 43 | 48 | 8 | ¹4 | ¹4 | 34 | 12 | 21 |
| 1999 | 130 | 62 | 68 | 10 | ¹7 | ¹4 | 42 | 16 | 26 |
| 2000 | 137 | 72 | 64 | 7 | ¹3 | ¹4 | 40 | 19 | 21 |
| 2001 | 117 | 57 | 60 | 7 | ¹4 | ¹3 | 34 | 15 | 19 |
| 2002 | 141 | 71 | 70 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹3 | 41 | 17 | 24 |
| 2003 | 144 | 68 | 77 | 11 | ¹7 | ¹4 | 42 | 13 | 28 |
| 2004 | 126 | 62 | 64 | ¹8 | ¹4 | ¹4 | 40 | 16 | 23 |
| 2005 | 154 | 78 | 77 | ¹4 | ¹3 | ¹1 | 50 | 27 | 23 |
| 2006 | 173 | 94 | 79 | ¹8 | ¹5 | ¹3 | 53 | 20 | 32 |
| 25-44 | 45-59/64² | 60/65² and over | |||||||
| Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | |
| British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 10 | ¹8 | ¹2 | ¹5 | ¹2 | ¹3 |
| 1998 | 65 | 34 | 31 | ¹10 | ¹7 | ¹4 | ¹6 | ¹2 | ¹4 |
| 1999 | 57 | 34 | 24 | 16 | ¹9 | ¹7 | ¹4 | ¹1 | ¹3 |
| 2000 | 74 | 44 | 29 | 22 | ¹14 | ¹8 | ¹4 | ¹1 | ¹3 |
| 2001 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 27 | ¹20 | ¹7 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹3 |
| 2002 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 16 | ¹15 | ¹7 | ¹1 | ¹6 |
| 2003 | 81 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 16 | ¹7 | ¹5 | ¹2 |
| 2004 | 84 | 46 | 38 | 46 | 21 | 25 | ¹9 | ¹2 | ¹7 |
| 2005 | 90 | 64 | 27 | 25 | 18 | ¹8 | ¹16 | ¹6 | ¹10 |
| 2006 | 98 | 57 | 41 | 32 | 22 | ¹9 | ¹22 | ¹9 | ¹13 |
| Non-British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 48 | 22 | 26 | ¹7 | ¹4 | ¹3 | ¹1 | — | — |
| 1998 | 43 | 23 | 20 | ¹6 | ¹4 | ¹2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 68 | 33 | 35 | ¹7 | ¹6 | ¹2 | ¹2 | — | ¹2 |
| 2000 | 83 | 46 | 37 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹3 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 70 | 35 | 35 | ¹5 | ¹2 | ¹2 | ¹1 | ¹1 | ¹1 |
| 2002 | 83 | 44 | 40 | ¹10 | ¹6 | ¹4 | ¹1 | ¹1 | — |
| 2003 | 85 | 44 | 41 | ¹5 | ¹3 | ¹2 | ¹1 | — | ¹1 |
| 2004 | 74 | 39 | 35 | ¹3 | ¹2 | ¹1 | ¹2 | ¹1 | ¹1 |
| 2005 | 85 | 39 | 45 | ¹11 | ¹8 | ¹3 | ¹4 | — | ¹4 |
| 2006 | 102 | 63 | 38 | ¹9 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹2 | — | ¹2 |
| ¹ Figures are where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | |||||||||
| ² Age groups are split above and below retirement age. This is 60 for females and 65 for males. | |||||||||
| Notes: | |||||||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | |||||||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data forms the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. |
| Table 4: International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, time series 1997 to 2006 (calendar year), emigration of British citizens by working age¹ and previous occupation² and as a percentage of total emigration, United Kingdom | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | ||||||||
| Aged 16-59/64¹ | ||||||||
| All ages | Professional and managerial | Manual and clerical | ||||||
| Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | |
| 1997 | 135 | 58 | 113 | 49 | 58 | 25 | 27 | 11 |
| 1998 | 114 | 56 | 94 | 46 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 11 |
| 1999 | 115 | 47 | 97 | 40 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 13 |
| 2000 | 141 | 51 | 121 | 44 | 75 | 27 | 28 | 10 |
| 2001 | 133 | 53 | 111 | 45 | 59 | 23 | 31 | 12 |
| 2002 | 164 | 54 | 141 | 46 | 77 | 25 | 34 | 11 |
| 2003 | 170 | 54 | 144 | 46 | 64 | 20 | 54 | 17 |
| 2004 | 184 | 59 | 158 | 51 | 72 | 23 | 47 | 15 |
| 2005 | 174 | 53 | 138 | 42 | 81 | 25 | 38 | 12 |
| 2006 | 196 | 53 | 154 | 42 | 75 | 20 | 48 | 13 |
| ¹ The working age population is defined as men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59. | ||||||||
| ² Usual occupation before migration. | ||||||||
| Note: | ||||||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | ||||||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | ||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||
| Office for National Statistics |
Subjects
Migration
Date
3 March 2008
Reference
472 c2174-82W; 177453
House
House of Commons
(2) from which 20 countries the most immigrants to the UK came in each of the last 10 years; and how many of each nationality immigrated in each year;
(2) from which 20 countries the most immigrants to the UK came in each of the last 10 years; and how many of each nationality immigrated in each year;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 January 2008
For answer on
9 January 2008
Answered on
3 March 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 3 March 2008:"The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your questions relating to nationality of migrants:""To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from which 20 countries the most immigrants to the UK came in each of the last 10 years; and how many of each nationality immigrated in each year. (177406)""To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) UK nationals and (b) non-UK nationals emigrated from the UK in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (i) age and (ii) sex. (177411)""To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many emigrants from the UK counted for the purpose of calculating emigration were (a) UK nationals, (b) UK nationals of working age and (c) skilled workers who were UK nationals of working age in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what percentage of the total emigration figure in each year each of these figures represent. (177453)""I am replying in her absence.""A long-term international migrant is defined as someone who changes his or her country of usual residence for a period of at least a year, so that the country of destination effectively becomes the country of usual residence. This is the United Nations recommended definition of a long-term international migrant and is the definition used for calculating population estimates and projections.""Total International Migration (TIM) estimates provide the most comprehensive figures on long-term international migration. The main source for producing these estimates is the International Passenger Survey (IPS).""While other migration flows, not captured by the IPS, are included in the TIM estimates, the nature of these other data sources and the methods used to produce TIM mean that some detailed queries can only be answered using the IPS. As a sample survey, data from the IPS are subject to a statistical margin of error.""For IPS purposes ““citizenship”” is taken to be the nationality of the passport being used by the passenger and in this context ‘British’ includes the whole of the UK and Gibraltar. These definitions have been used in providing the information you have requested.""Table 1 lists the top 20 citizenships of those migrating into the UK in each of the years 1997 to 2006. The top category in each year, British citizens, predominantly comprises British passport holders returning to the UK after a stay of a year or more abroad. As indicated in the table, estimates for some of the top 20 countries have a wide margin of statistical sampling error. For this reason, in Table 2, estimated numbers are presented for combined years for the top 10 countries only. The tables all refer to the citizenship of the immigrant, not their country of last residence. (177406)""Table 3 attached, shows how many British nationals and non British nationals emigrated from the UK in each of the years between 1997 and 2006 (the latest year available), broken down by age group and sex. (177411)""Table 4, attached, gives the International Passenger Survey estimates of emigration of British citizens by working age and previous occupation and as a percentage of total emigration, for the United Kingdom. IPS data do not specifically identify ‘skilled workers’. The closest prosy is ‘usual occupation prior to migration’ which is based on very broad occupational groupings. Most of those in the ‘professional and managerial’ category could be considered skilled workers although some, such as professionals taking early retirement would not fall under this category. Also, the ‘manual and clerical’ grouping, which covers all other workers, may include some skilled workers such as tradesmen and so this is also shown for information. (177453)"
| Table I International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, top 20 citizenships migrating into the UK, time series 1997 to 2006, part I | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| 1 | British | British | British | British | British |
| 2 | France¹ | Australia | Australia | Australia | Australia |
| 3 | Australia | United States of America | United States of America | India | France¹ |
| 4 | United States of America | France¹ | France¹ | China (Peoples Republic) | India |
| 5 | Malaysia | New Zealand | New Zealand | France¹ | Germany |
| 6 | India | Greece | South Africa | United States of America | South Africa |
| 7 | Greece¹ | South Africa | China (Peoples Republic) | South Africa¹ | China (Peoples Republic) |
| 8 | Germany¹ | Italy¹ | India | New Zealand | United States of America |
| 9 | Japan | Germany¹ | Greece¹ | Germany¹ | Philippines |
| 10 | New Zealand | Spain¹ | Germany¹ | Pakistan | New Zealand |
| 11 | South Africa¹ | Japan | Pakistan¹ | Italy¹ | Pakistan¹ |
| 12 | Pakistan | India | Japan | Canada¹ | South Korea¹ |
| 13 | Bangladesh | Malaysia¹ | Philippines¹ | Japan | Malaysia |
| 14 | Canada¹ | Canada¹ | Slovakia¹ | Philippines | Japan |
| 15 | Netherlands¹ | China (Peoples Republic)¹ | Italy¹ | Malaysia | Bangladesh |
| 16 | Sweden¹ | Mauritius¹ | Malaysia | Nigeria¹ | Greece¹ |
| 17 | South Korea¹ | Pakistan | Denmark¹ | Greece¹ | Canada¹ |
| 18 | Spain¹ | Sweden¹ | Belgium¹ | South Korea¹ | Zimbabwe¹ |
| 19 | Cyprus¹ | Netherlands¹ | Austria¹ | Netherlands¹ | Thailand |
| 20 | Finland¹ | Denmark¹ | Kenya¹ | Sri Lanka | Hungary¹ |
| ¹ Countries where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | |||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | |||||
| Source: | |||||
| Office for National Statistics |
| Table I International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, top 20 citizenships migrating into the UK, time series 1997 to 2006, part 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| 1 | British | British | British | British | British |
| 2 | China (Peoples Republic) | China (Peoples Republic) | India | Poland | Poland |
| 3 | South Africa | India | China (Peoples Republic) | India | India |
| 4 | India | France¹ | South Africa | South Africa | Pakistan |
| 5 | Philippines | Australia | Australia | China (Peoples Republic) | Australia |
| 6 | Australia | South Africa | Pakistan | Australia | China (Peoples Republic) |
| 7 | United States of America | United States of America | Poland¹ | Pakistan | South Africa |
| 8 | Germany¹ | Philippines | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America |
| 9 | New Zealand | Pakistan | Philippines | Germany¹ | Germany |
| 10 | Spain¹ | Portugal¹ | Germany¹ | New Zealand | New Zealand |
| 11 | France¹ | New Zealand | Lithuania¹ | Japan¹ | Philippines¹ |
| 12 | Japan¹ | Germany¹ | France¹ | Philippines | Bangladesh |
| 13 | Pakistan | Ghana | Nigeria | Bangladesh | Nigeria |
| 14 | Italy¹ | Netherlands¹ | New Zealand | Spain¹ | Slovakia¹ |
| 15 | Canada | Canada | Zimbabwe¹ | Nigeria | Thailand¹ |
| 16 | Hong Kong¹ | Sri Lanka | Spain¹ | Czech state¹ | France¹ |
| 17 | Netherlands¹ | Japan | Czech state¹ | Slovakia¹ | Malaysia¹ |
| 18 | Kenya¹ | Malaysia¹ | Slovakia¹ | Sri Lanka¹ | Canada |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Sweden¹ | Malaysia¹ | Spain¹ |
| 20 | Greece¹ | Nigeria | Thailand¹ | Italy¹ | Sri Lanka |
| ¹ Countries where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | |||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | |||||
| Source: | |||||
| Office for National Statistics |
| Table 2 International migration, top 10 citizenships migrating to the UK, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, time series 1997 to 2006 in 2 year groupings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l997-98 | 1999-2000 | 2001-02 | ||||
| Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | ||||
| All citizenships | 591 | All citizenships | 713 | All citizenships | 758 | |
| 1 | British | 195 | British | 214 | British | 207 |
| 2 | Australia | 39 | Australia | 50 | Australia | 51 |
| 3 | France | 36 | United States of America | 31 | China (Peoples Republic) | 43 |
| 4 | United States of America | 30 | China (Peoples Republic | 28 | India | 37 |
| 5 | Greece | 2 | France | 28 | South Africa | 35 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 21 | India | 27 | Philippines | 33 |
| 7 | Germany | 17 | South Africa | 26 | United States of America | 30 |
| 8 | South Africa | 16 | New Zealand | 25 | Germany | 28 |
| 9 | India | 16 | Germany | 20 | France | 25 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 15 | Pakistan | 17 | New Zealand | 21 |
| 2003-04 | 2005-06 | |||
| Estimate | Estimate | |||
| All citizenships | 945 | All citizenships | 1,025 | |
| 1 | British | 183 | British | 169 |
| 2 | India | 81 | Poland | 109 |
| 3 | China (Peoples Republic | 63 | India | 103 |
| 4 | South Africa | 50 | Pakistan | 47 |
| 5 | Australia | 48 | Australia | 46 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 31 | China (Peoples Republic) | 45 |
| 7 | France | 31 | South Africa | 41 |
| 8 | United States of America | 30 | United States of America | 31 |
| 9 | Philippines | 23 | Germany | 26 |
| 10 | Poland¹ | 19 | New Zealand | 24 |
| ¹ Countries where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | ||||
| Notes: | ||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | ||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | ||||
| Source: | ||||
| Office for National Statistics |
| Table 3: International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, time series 1997 to 2006, migration from the UK by citizenship, broad age group and sex: United Kingdom | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 15 | ||||||||
| Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | |
| British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 135 | 75 | 60 | 16 | ¹8 | 8 | 35 | 16 | 19 |
| 1998 | 114 | 60 | 54 | 13 | 9 | ¹4 | 20 | ¹9 | 11 |
| 1999 | 115 | 70 | 45 | 13 | ¹11 | ¹2 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 2000 | 141 | 81 | 60 | 15 | ¹6 | ¹9 | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| 2001 | 133 | 78 | 55 | 14 | ¹8 | ¹6 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
| 2002 | 164 | 90 | 74 | ¹15 | ¹10 | ¹5 | 33 | 17 | 17 |
| 2003 | 170 | 97 | 72 | 18 | ¹10 | ¹9 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 2004 | 184 | 90 | 95 | 16 | ¹7 | ¹10 | 29 | 15 | 15 |
| 2005 | 174 | 110 | 65 | 20 | ¹9 | ¹11 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| 2006 | 196 | 114 | 83 | 18 | 10 | ¹9 | 26 | 15 | 10 |
| Non-British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 97 | 50 | 47 | 9 | 5 | ¹4 | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| 1998 | 91 | 43 | 48 | 8 | ¹4 | ¹4 | 34 | 12 | 21 |
| 1999 | 130 | 62 | 68 | 10 | ¹7 | ¹4 | 42 | 16 | 26 |
| 2000 | 137 | 72 | 64 | 7 | ¹3 | ¹4 | 40 | 19 | 21 |
| 2001 | 117 | 57 | 60 | 7 | ¹4 | ¹3 | 34 | 15 | 19 |
| 2002 | 141 | 71 | 70 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹3 | 41 | 17 | 24 |
| 2003 | 144 | 68 | 77 | 11 | ¹7 | ¹4 | 42 | 13 | 28 |
| 2004 | 126 | 62 | 64 | ¹8 | ¹4 | ¹4 | 40 | 16 | 23 |
| 2005 | 154 | 78 | 77 | ¹4 | ¹3 | ¹1 | 50 | 27 | 23 |
| 2006 | 173 | 94 | 79 | ¹8 | ¹5 | ¹3 | 53 | 20 | 32 |
| 25-44 | 45-59/64² | 60/65² and over | |||||||
| Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | |
| British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 10 | ¹8 | ¹2 | ¹5 | ¹2 | ¹3 |
| 1998 | 65 | 34 | 31 | ¹10 | ¹7 | ¹4 | ¹6 | ¹2 | ¹4 |
| 1999 | 57 | 34 | 24 | 16 | ¹9 | ¹7 | ¹4 | ¹1 | ¹3 |
| 2000 | 74 | 44 | 29 | 22 | ¹14 | ¹8 | ¹4 | ¹1 | ¹3 |
| 2001 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 27 | ¹20 | ¹7 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹3 |
| 2002 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 16 | ¹15 | ¹7 | ¹1 | ¹6 |
| 2003 | 81 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 16 | ¹7 | ¹5 | ¹2 |
| 2004 | 84 | 46 | 38 | 46 | 21 | 25 | ¹9 | ¹2 | ¹7 |
| 2005 | 90 | 64 | 27 | 25 | 18 | ¹8 | ¹16 | ¹6 | ¹10 |
| 2006 | 98 | 57 | 41 | 32 | 22 | ¹9 | ¹22 | ¹9 | ¹13 |
| Non-British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 48 | 22 | 26 | ¹7 | ¹4 | ¹3 | ¹1 | — | — |
| 1998 | 43 | 23 | 20 | ¹6 | ¹4 | ¹2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 68 | 33 | 35 | ¹7 | ¹6 | ¹2 | ¹2 | — | ¹2 |
| 2000 | 83 | 46 | 37 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹3 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 70 | 35 | 35 | ¹5 | ¹2 | ¹2 | ¹1 | ¹1 | ¹1 |
| 2002 | 83 | 44 | 40 | ¹10 | ¹6 | ¹4 | ¹1 | ¹1 | — |
| 2003 | 85 | 44 | 41 | ¹5 | ¹3 | ¹2 | ¹1 | — | ¹1 |
| 2004 | 74 | 39 | 35 | ¹3 | ¹2 | ¹1 | ¹2 | ¹1 | ¹1 |
| 2005 | 85 | 39 | 45 | ¹11 | ¹8 | ¹3 | ¹4 | — | ¹4 |
| 2006 | 102 | 63 | 38 | ¹9 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹2 | — | ¹2 |
| ¹ Figures are where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | |||||||||
| ² Age groups are split above and below retirement age. This is 60 for females and 65 for males. | |||||||||
| Notes: | |||||||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | |||||||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data forms the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. |
| Table 4: International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, time series 1997 to 2006 (calendar year), emigration of British citizens by working age¹ and previous occupation² and as a percentage of total emigration, United Kingdom | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | ||||||||
| Aged 16-59/64¹ | ||||||||
| All ages | Professional and managerial | Manual and clerical | ||||||
| Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | |
| 1997 | 135 | 58 | 113 | 49 | 58 | 25 | 27 | 11 |
| 1998 | 114 | 56 | 94 | 46 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 11 |
| 1999 | 115 | 47 | 97 | 40 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 13 |
| 2000 | 141 | 51 | 121 | 44 | 75 | 27 | 28 | 10 |
| 2001 | 133 | 53 | 111 | 45 | 59 | 23 | 31 | 12 |
| 2002 | 164 | 54 | 141 | 46 | 77 | 25 | 34 | 11 |
| 2003 | 170 | 54 | 144 | 46 | 64 | 20 | 54 | 17 |
| 2004 | 184 | 59 | 158 | 51 | 72 | 23 | 47 | 15 |
| 2005 | 174 | 53 | 138 | 42 | 81 | 25 | 38 | 12 |
| 2006 | 196 | 53 | 154 | 42 | 75 | 20 | 48 | 13 |
| ¹ The working age population is defined as men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59. | ||||||||
| ² Usual occupation before migration. | ||||||||
| Note: | ||||||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | ||||||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | ||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||
| Office for National Statistics |
Subjects
Migration
Date
3 March 2008
Reference
472 c2174-82W; 177406
House
House of Commons
(3) how many (a) UK nationals and (b) non-UK nationals emigrated from the UK in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (i) age and (ii) sex.
(3) how many (a) UK nationals and (b) non-UK nationals emigrated from the UK in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (i) age and (ii) sex.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 January 2008
For answer on
9 January 2008
Answered on
3 March 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 3 March 2008:"The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your questions relating to nationality of migrants:""To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, from which 20 countries the most immigrants to the UK came in each of the last 10 years; and how many of each nationality immigrated in each year. (177406)""To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) UK nationals and (b) non-UK nationals emigrated from the UK in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (i) age and (ii) sex. (177411)""To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many emigrants from the UK counted for the purpose of calculating emigration were (a) UK nationals, (b) UK nationals of working age and (c) skilled workers who were UK nationals of working age in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what percentage of the total emigration figure in each year each of these figures represent. (177453)""I am replying in her absence.""A long-term international migrant is defined as someone who changes his or her country of usual residence for a period of at least a year, so that the country of destination effectively becomes the country of usual residence. This is the United Nations recommended definition of a long-term international migrant and is the definition used for calculating population estimates and projections.""Total International Migration (TIM) estimates provide the most comprehensive figures on long-term international migration. The main source for producing these estimates is the International Passenger Survey (IPS).""While other migration flows, not captured by the IPS, are included in the TIM estimates, the nature of these other data sources and the methods used to produce TIM mean that some detailed queries can only be answered using the IPS. As a sample survey, data from the IPS are subject to a statistical margin of error.""For IPS purposes ““citizenship”” is taken to be the nationality of the passport being used by the passenger and in this context ‘British’ includes the whole of the UK and Gibraltar. These definitions have been used in providing the information you have requested.""Table 1 lists the top 20 citizenships of those migrating into the UK in each of the years 1997 to 2006. The top category in each year, British citizens, predominantly comprises British passport holders returning to the UK after a stay of a year or more abroad. As indicated in the table, estimates for some of the top 20 countries have a wide margin of statistical sampling error. For this reason, in Table 2, estimated numbers are presented for combined years for the top 10 countries only. The tables all refer to the citizenship of the immigrant, not their country of last residence. (177406)""Table 3 attached, shows how many British nationals and non British nationals emigrated from the UK in each of the years between 1997 and 2006 (the latest year available), broken down by age group and sex. (177411)""Table 4, attached, gives the International Passenger Survey estimates of emigration of British citizens by working age and previous occupation and as a percentage of total emigration, for the United Kingdom. IPS data do not specifically identify ‘skilled workers’. The closest prosy is ‘usual occupation prior to migration’ which is based on very broad occupational groupings. Most of those in the ‘professional and managerial’ category could be considered skilled workers although some, such as professionals taking early retirement would not fall under this category. Also, the ‘manual and clerical’ grouping, which covers all other workers, may include some skilled workers such as tradesmen and so this is also shown for information. (177453)"
| Table I International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, top 20 citizenships migrating into the UK, time series 1997 to 2006, part I | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| 1 | British | British | British | British | British |
| 2 | France¹ | Australia | Australia | Australia | Australia |
| 3 | Australia | United States of America | United States of America | India | France¹ |
| 4 | United States of America | France¹ | France¹ | China (Peoples Republic) | India |
| 5 | Malaysia | New Zealand | New Zealand | France¹ | Germany |
| 6 | India | Greece | South Africa | United States of America | South Africa |
| 7 | Greece¹ | South Africa | China (Peoples Republic) | South Africa¹ | China (Peoples Republic) |
| 8 | Germany¹ | Italy¹ | India | New Zealand | United States of America |
| 9 | Japan | Germany¹ | Greece¹ | Germany¹ | Philippines |
| 10 | New Zealand | Spain¹ | Germany¹ | Pakistan | New Zealand |
| 11 | South Africa¹ | Japan | Pakistan¹ | Italy¹ | Pakistan¹ |
| 12 | Pakistan | India | Japan | Canada¹ | South Korea¹ |
| 13 | Bangladesh | Malaysia¹ | Philippines¹ | Japan | Malaysia |
| 14 | Canada¹ | Canada¹ | Slovakia¹ | Philippines | Japan |
| 15 | Netherlands¹ | China (Peoples Republic)¹ | Italy¹ | Malaysia | Bangladesh |
| 16 | Sweden¹ | Mauritius¹ | Malaysia | Nigeria¹ | Greece¹ |
| 17 | South Korea¹ | Pakistan | Denmark¹ | Greece¹ | Canada¹ |
| 18 | Spain¹ | Sweden¹ | Belgium¹ | South Korea¹ | Zimbabwe¹ |
| 19 | Cyprus¹ | Netherlands¹ | Austria¹ | Netherlands¹ | Thailand |
| 20 | Finland¹ | Denmark¹ | Kenya¹ | Sri Lanka | Hungary¹ |
| ¹ Countries where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | |||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | |||||
| Source: | |||||
| Office for National Statistics |
| Table I International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, top 20 citizenships migrating into the UK, time series 1997 to 2006, part 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| 1 | British | British | British | British | British |
| 2 | China (Peoples Republic) | China (Peoples Republic) | India | Poland | Poland |
| 3 | South Africa | India | China (Peoples Republic) | India | India |
| 4 | India | France¹ | South Africa | South Africa | Pakistan |
| 5 | Philippines | Australia | Australia | China (Peoples Republic) | Australia |
| 6 | Australia | South Africa | Pakistan | Australia | China (Peoples Republic) |
| 7 | United States of America | United States of America | Poland¹ | Pakistan | South Africa |
| 8 | Germany¹ | Philippines | United States of America | United States of America | United States of America |
| 9 | New Zealand | Pakistan | Philippines | Germany¹ | Germany |
| 10 | Spain¹ | Portugal¹ | Germany¹ | New Zealand | New Zealand |
| 11 | France¹ | New Zealand | Lithuania¹ | Japan¹ | Philippines¹ |
| 12 | Japan¹ | Germany¹ | France¹ | Philippines | Bangladesh |
| 13 | Pakistan | Ghana | Nigeria | Bangladesh | Nigeria |
| 14 | Italy¹ | Netherlands¹ | New Zealand | Spain¹ | Slovakia¹ |
| 15 | Canada | Canada | Zimbabwe¹ | Nigeria | Thailand¹ |
| 16 | Hong Kong¹ | Sri Lanka | Spain¹ | Czech state¹ | France¹ |
| 17 | Netherlands¹ | Japan | Czech state¹ | Slovakia¹ | Malaysia¹ |
| 18 | Kenya¹ | Malaysia¹ | Slovakia¹ | Sri Lanka¹ | Canada |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Sweden¹ | Malaysia¹ | Spain¹ |
| 20 | Greece¹ | Nigeria | Thailand¹ | Italy¹ | Sri Lanka |
| ¹ Countries where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | |||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | |||||
| Source: | |||||
| Office for National Statistics |
| Table 2 International migration, top 10 citizenships migrating to the UK, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, time series 1997 to 2006 in 2 year groupings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l997-98 | 1999-2000 | 2001-02 | ||||
| Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | ||||
| All citizenships | 591 | All citizenships | 713 | All citizenships | 758 | |
| 1 | British | 195 | British | 214 | British | 207 |
| 2 | Australia | 39 | Australia | 50 | Australia | 51 |
| 3 | France | 36 | United States of America | 31 | China (Peoples Republic) | 43 |
| 4 | United States of America | 30 | China (Peoples Republic | 28 | India | 37 |
| 5 | Greece | 2 | France | 28 | South Africa | 35 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 21 | India | 27 | Philippines | 33 |
| 7 | Germany | 17 | South Africa | 26 | United States of America | 30 |
| 8 | South Africa | 16 | New Zealand | 25 | Germany | 28 |
| 9 | India | 16 | Germany | 20 | France | 25 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 15 | Pakistan | 17 | New Zealand | 21 |
| 2003-04 | 2005-06 | |||
| Estimate | Estimate | |||
| All citizenships | 945 | All citizenships | 1,025 | |
| 1 | British | 183 | British | 169 |
| 2 | India | 81 | Poland | 109 |
| 3 | China (Peoples Republic | 63 | India | 103 |
| 4 | South Africa | 50 | Pakistan | 47 |
| 5 | Australia | 48 | Australia | 46 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 31 | China (Peoples Republic) | 45 |
| 7 | France | 31 | South Africa | 41 |
| 8 | United States of America | 30 | United States of America | 31 |
| 9 | Philippines | 23 | Germany | 26 |
| 10 | Poland¹ | 19 | New Zealand | 24 |
| ¹ Countries where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | ||||
| Notes: | ||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | ||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | ||||
| Source: | ||||
| Office for National Statistics |
| Table 3: International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, time series 1997 to 2006, migration from the UK by citizenship, broad age group and sex: United Kingdom | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 15 | ||||||||
| Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | |
| British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 135 | 75 | 60 | 16 | ¹8 | 8 | 35 | 16 | 19 |
| 1998 | 114 | 60 | 54 | 13 | 9 | ¹4 | 20 | ¹9 | 11 |
| 1999 | 115 | 70 | 45 | 13 | ¹11 | ¹2 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 2000 | 141 | 81 | 60 | 15 | ¹6 | ¹9 | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| 2001 | 133 | 78 | 55 | 14 | ¹8 | ¹6 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
| 2002 | 164 | 90 | 74 | ¹15 | ¹10 | ¹5 | 33 | 17 | 17 |
| 2003 | 170 | 97 | 72 | 18 | ¹10 | ¹9 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 2004 | 184 | 90 | 95 | 16 | ¹7 | ¹10 | 29 | 15 | 15 |
| 2005 | 174 | 110 | 65 | 20 | ¹9 | ¹11 | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| 2006 | 196 | 114 | 83 | 18 | 10 | ¹9 | 26 | 15 | 10 |
| Non-British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 97 | 50 | 47 | 9 | 5 | ¹4 | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| 1998 | 91 | 43 | 48 | 8 | ¹4 | ¹4 | 34 | 12 | 21 |
| 1999 | 130 | 62 | 68 | 10 | ¹7 | ¹4 | 42 | 16 | 26 |
| 2000 | 137 | 72 | 64 | 7 | ¹3 | ¹4 | 40 | 19 | 21 |
| 2001 | 117 | 57 | 60 | 7 | ¹4 | ¹3 | 34 | 15 | 19 |
| 2002 | 141 | 71 | 70 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹3 | 41 | 17 | 24 |
| 2003 | 144 | 68 | 77 | 11 | ¹7 | ¹4 | 42 | 13 | 28 |
| 2004 | 126 | 62 | 64 | ¹8 | ¹4 | ¹4 | 40 | 16 | 23 |
| 2005 | 154 | 78 | 77 | ¹4 | ¹3 | ¹1 | 50 | 27 | 23 |
| 2006 | 173 | 94 | 79 | ¹8 | ¹5 | ¹3 | 53 | 20 | 32 |
| 25-44 | 45-59/64² | 60/65² and over | |||||||
| Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | |
| British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 10 | ¹8 | ¹2 | ¹5 | ¹2 | ¹3 |
| 1998 | 65 | 34 | 31 | ¹10 | ¹7 | ¹4 | ¹6 | ¹2 | ¹4 |
| 1999 | 57 | 34 | 24 | 16 | ¹9 | ¹7 | ¹4 | ¹1 | ¹3 |
| 2000 | 74 | 44 | 29 | 22 | ¹14 | ¹8 | ¹4 | ¹1 | ¹3 |
| 2001 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 27 | ¹20 | ¹7 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹3 |
| 2002 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 16 | ¹15 | ¹7 | ¹1 | ¹6 |
| 2003 | 81 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 19 | 16 | ¹7 | ¹5 | ¹2 |
| 2004 | 84 | 46 | 38 | 46 | 21 | 25 | ¹9 | ¹2 | ¹7 |
| 2005 | 90 | 64 | 27 | 25 | 18 | ¹8 | ¹16 | ¹6 | ¹10 |
| 2006 | 98 | 57 | 41 | 32 | 22 | ¹9 | ¹22 | ¹9 | ¹13 |
| Non-British | |||||||||
| 1997 | 48 | 22 | 26 | ¹7 | ¹4 | ¹3 | ¹1 | — | — |
| 1998 | 43 | 23 | 20 | ¹6 | ¹4 | ¹2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 68 | 33 | 35 | ¹7 | ¹6 | ¹2 | ¹2 | — | ¹2 |
| 2000 | 83 | 46 | 37 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹3 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 70 | 35 | 35 | ¹5 | ¹2 | ¹2 | ¹1 | ¹1 | ¹1 |
| 2002 | 83 | 44 | 40 | ¹10 | ¹6 | ¹4 | ¹1 | ¹1 | — |
| 2003 | 85 | 44 | 41 | ¹5 | ¹3 | ¹2 | ¹1 | — | ¹1 |
| 2004 | 74 | 39 | 35 | ¹3 | ¹2 | ¹1 | ¹2 | ¹1 | ¹1 |
| 2005 | 85 | 39 | 45 | ¹11 | ¹8 | ¹3 | ¹4 | — | ¹4 |
| 2006 | 102 | 63 | 38 | ¹9 | ¹6 | ¹3 | ¹2 | — | ¹2 |
| ¹ Figures are where the estimate has a standard error >25 per cent., these estimates are considered less reliable than other estimates. | |||||||||
| ² Age groups are split above and below retirement age. This is 60 for females and 65 for males. | |||||||||
| Notes: | |||||||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | |||||||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data forms the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. |
| Table 4: International migration, estimates from the International Passenger Survey, time series 1997 to 2006 (calendar year), emigration of British citizens by working age¹ and previous occupation² and as a percentage of total emigration, United Kingdom | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | ||||||||
| Aged 16-59/64¹ | ||||||||
| All ages | Professional and managerial | Manual and clerical | ||||||
| Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | Estimate | Percentage of total emigration | |
| 1997 | 135 | 58 | 113 | 49 | 58 | 25 | 27 | 11 |
| 1998 | 114 | 56 | 94 | 46 | 48 | 23 | 23 | 11 |
| 1999 | 115 | 47 | 97 | 40 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 13 |
| 2000 | 141 | 51 | 121 | 44 | 75 | 27 | 28 | 10 |
| 2001 | 133 | 53 | 111 | 45 | 59 | 23 | 31 | 12 |
| 2002 | 164 | 54 | 141 | 46 | 77 | 25 | 34 | 11 |
| 2003 | 170 | 54 | 144 | 46 | 64 | 20 | 54 | 17 |
| 2004 | 184 | 59 | 158 | 51 | 72 | 23 | 47 | 15 |
| 2005 | 174 | 53 | 138 | 42 | 81 | 25 | 38 | 12 |
| 2006 | 196 | 53 | 154 | 42 | 75 | 20 | 48 | 13 |
| ¹ The working age population is defined as men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59. | ||||||||
| ² Usual occupation before migration. | ||||||||
| Note: | ||||||||
| 1. The International Passenger Survey (IPS) is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and channel tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. | ||||||||
| 2. This table relates solely to the IPS. IPS data form the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for ‘switchers’, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. | ||||||||
| Source: | ||||||||
| Office for National Statistics |
Subjects
Migration
Date
3 March 2008
Reference
472 c2174-82W; 177411
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the international passenger survey estimate of (a) inward migration, (b) outward migration and (c) the net migration balance was in each year since 1978;
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the international passenger survey estimate of (a) inward migration, (b) outward migration and (c) the net migration balance was in each year since 1978;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 January 2008
For answer on
9 January 2008
Answered on
25 February 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Nationals Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 25 February 2008:"The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your questions on how many (a) inward and (b) outward migrants to and from the UK there were in each year 10-year age cohort in each year since 1997 and what the international passenger survey estimate of (a) inward migration, (b) outward migration and (c) the net migration balance was in each year since 1978. I am replying in her absence. (177389, 177390)""Table 1, attached, gives long-term international migration flows into and out of the UK by 10 year age band for 1997 to 2006 (the latest year available).""Table 2, attached, gives the international passenger survey estimate of long-term inward and outward migration flows and net migration balance, in each year since 1978.""The United Nations recommended definition of a long-term international migrant is someone who changes his or her country of usual residence for a period of at least a year, so that the country of destination effectively becomes the country of usual residence. This is used for calculating population estimates and projections.""These data are from the international passenger survey (IPS), the main source for producing estimates of long-term international migration. Total international migration (TIM) estimates are the most comprehensive estimates of international migration and combine the IPS with other migration flows not captured by the IPS. However, the nature of these other data sources and the methods used to produce TIM mean that some queries can only be answered using the IPS. As a sample survey, data from the IPS are subject to margins of error."
| Table 1: International migration flows by ten year age group, estimates from the international passenger survey, time series 1997 to 2006 (calendar year), United Kingdom | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand | ||||||||
| Inflow | All ages | 0 to 9 | 10 to 19 | 20 to 29 | 30 to 39 | 40 to 49 | 50 to 59 | 60+ |
| 1997 | 273 | 25 | 49 | 120 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 7 |
| 1998 | 318 | 25 | 41 | 153 | 67 | 20 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 | 354 | 23 | 44 | 171 | 75 | 25 | 10 | 6 |
| 2000 | 359 | 20 | 43 | 164 | 82 | 32 | 9 | 9 |
| 2001 | 372 | 26 | 37 | 185 | 72 | 27 | 16 | 8 |
| 2002 | 386 | 17 | 54 | 191 | 78 | 30 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 427 | 25 | 55 | 209 | 82 | 32 | 15 | 9 |
| 2004 | 518 | 20 | 57 | 266 | 107 | 36 | 18 | 13 |
| 2005 | 496 | 12 | 57 | 269 | 101 | 38 | 12 | 8 |
| 2006 | 529 | 32 | 55 | 269 | 107 | 41 | 16 | 9 |
| Outflow | ||||||||
| 1997 | 232 | 22 | 18 | 102 | 51 | 25 | 6 | 9 |
| 1998 | 206 | 15 | 16 | 83 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| 1999 | 245 | 18 | 14 | 118 | 52 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
| 2000 | 278 | 16 | 15 | 133 | 63 | 30 | 13 | 8 |
| 2001 | 250 | 15 | 15 | 104 | 59 | 36 | 10 | 11 |
| 2002 | 305 | 17 | 15 | 124 | 81 | 29 | 26 | 14 |
| 2003 | 314 | 21 | 19 | 120 | 82 | 40 | 20 | 13 |
| 2004 | 310 | 16 | 17 | 123 | 72 | 36 | 26 | 21 |
| 2005 | 328 | 14 | 22 | 129 | 81 | 38 | 18 | 27 |
| 2006 | 369 | 22 | 19 | 138 | 94 | 47 | 17 | 33 |
| Notes: 1. The IPS is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and Channel Tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. 2. This table relates solely to the international passenger survey (IPS). IPS data forms the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for 'switchers', i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. Source: Office for National Statistics |
| Table 2: International migration, estimates from the international passenger survey time series 1978 to 2006 (calendar year), United Kingdom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| thousand | |||
| Inward migration | Outward migration | Net migration | |
| 1978 | 187 | 192 | -5 |
| 1979 | 195 | 189 | +6 |
| 1980 | 173 | 228 | -55 |
| 1981 | 153 | 232 | -79 |
| 1982 | 201 | 257 | -56 |
| 1983 | 202 | 184 | +17 |
| 1984 | 201 | 164 | +37 |
| 1985 | 232 | 174 | +58 |
| 1986 | 250 | 213 | +37 |
| 1987 | 211 | 209 | +2 |
| 1988 | 216 | 237 | -21 |
| 1989 | 250 | 205 | +44 |
| 1990 | 267 | 231 | +36 |
| 1991 | 255 | 247 | +8 |
| 1992 | 207 | 235 | -28 |
| 1993 | 204 | 223 | -19 |
| 1994 | 243 | 197 | +45 |
| 1995 | 235 | 198 | +37 |
| 1996 | 261 | 223 | +37 |
| 1997 | 273 | 232 | 40 |
| 1998 | 318 | 206 | 113 |
| 1999 | 354 | 245 | 109 |
| 2000 | 359 | 278 | 82 |
| 2001 | 372 | 250 | 122 |
| 2002 | 386 | 305 | +81 |
| 2003 | 427 | 314 | +113 |
| 2004 | 518 | 310 | +208 |
| 2005 | 496 | 328 | +168 |
| 2006 | 529 | 369 | +160 |
| Notes: 1. The IPS is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and Channel Tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. 2. This table relates solely to the international passenger survey (IPS). IPS data forms the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for 'switchers', i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. Source: Office for National Statistics |
Subjects
Migration
Date
25 February 2008
Reference
472 c1237-9W; 177390
House
House of Commons
(2) how many (a) inward and (b) outward migrants to and from the UK there were in each 10-year age cohort in each year since 1997.
(2) how many (a) inward and (b) outward migrants to and from the UK there were in each 10-year age cohort in each year since 1997.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 January 2008
For answer on
9 January 2008
Answered on
25 February 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Nationals Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 25 February 2008:"The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your questions on how many (a) inward and (b) outward migrants to and from the UK there were in each year 10-year age cohort in each year since 1997 and what the international passenger survey estimate of (a) inward migration, (b) outward migration and (c) the net migration balance was in each year since 1978. I am replying in her absence. (177389, 177390)""Table 1, attached, gives long-term international migration flows into and out of the UK by 10 year age band for 1997 to 2006 (the latest year available).""Table 2, attached, gives the international passenger survey estimate of long-term inward and outward migration flows and net migration balance, in each year since 1978.""The United Nations recommended definition of a long-term international migrant is someone who changes his or her country of usual residence for a period of at least a year, so that the country of destination effectively becomes the country of usual residence. This is used for calculating population estimates and projections.""These data are from the international passenger survey (IPS), the main source for producing estimates of long-term international migration. Total international migration (TIM) estimates are the most comprehensive estimates of international migration and combine the IPS with other migration flows not captured by the IPS. However, the nature of these other data sources and the methods used to produce TIM mean that some queries can only be answered using the IPS. As a sample survey, data from the IPS are subject to margins of error."
| Table 1: International migration flows by ten year age group, estimates from the international passenger survey, time series 1997 to 2006 (calendar year), United Kingdom | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand | ||||||||
| Inflow | All ages | 0 to 9 | 10 to 19 | 20 to 29 | 30 to 39 | 40 to 49 | 50 to 59 | 60+ |
| 1997 | 273 | 25 | 49 | 120 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 7 |
| 1998 | 318 | 25 | 41 | 153 | 67 | 20 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 | 354 | 23 | 44 | 171 | 75 | 25 | 10 | 6 |
| 2000 | 359 | 20 | 43 | 164 | 82 | 32 | 9 | 9 |
| 2001 | 372 | 26 | 37 | 185 | 72 | 27 | 16 | 8 |
| 2002 | 386 | 17 | 54 | 191 | 78 | 30 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 427 | 25 | 55 | 209 | 82 | 32 | 15 | 9 |
| 2004 | 518 | 20 | 57 | 266 | 107 | 36 | 18 | 13 |
| 2005 | 496 | 12 | 57 | 269 | 101 | 38 | 12 | 8 |
| 2006 | 529 | 32 | 55 | 269 | 107 | 41 | 16 | 9 |
| Outflow | ||||||||
| 1997 | 232 | 22 | 18 | 102 | 51 | 25 | 6 | 9 |
| 1998 | 206 | 15 | 16 | 83 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| 1999 | 245 | 18 | 14 | 118 | 52 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
| 2000 | 278 | 16 | 15 | 133 | 63 | 30 | 13 | 8 |
| 2001 | 250 | 15 | 15 | 104 | 59 | 36 | 10 | 11 |
| 2002 | 305 | 17 | 15 | 124 | 81 | 29 | 26 | 14 |
| 2003 | 314 | 21 | 19 | 120 | 82 | 40 | 20 | 13 |
| 2004 | 310 | 16 | 17 | 123 | 72 | 36 | 26 | 21 |
| 2005 | 328 | 14 | 22 | 129 | 81 | 38 | 18 | 27 |
| 2006 | 369 | 22 | 19 | 138 | 94 | 47 | 17 | 33 |
| Notes: 1. The IPS is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and Channel Tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. 2. This table relates solely to the international passenger survey (IPS). IPS data forms the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for 'switchers', i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. Source: Office for National Statistics |
| Table 2: International migration, estimates from the international passenger survey time series 1978 to 2006 (calendar year), United Kingdom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| thousand | |||
| Inward migration | Outward migration | Net migration | |
| 1978 | 187 | 192 | -5 |
| 1979 | 195 | 189 | +6 |
| 1980 | 173 | 228 | -55 |
| 1981 | 153 | 232 | -79 |
| 1982 | 201 | 257 | -56 |
| 1983 | 202 | 184 | +17 |
| 1984 | 201 | 164 | +37 |
| 1985 | 232 | 174 | +58 |
| 1986 | 250 | 213 | +37 |
| 1987 | 211 | 209 | +2 |
| 1988 | 216 | 237 | -21 |
| 1989 | 250 | 205 | +44 |
| 1990 | 267 | 231 | +36 |
| 1991 | 255 | 247 | +8 |
| 1992 | 207 | 235 | -28 |
| 1993 | 204 | 223 | -19 |
| 1994 | 243 | 197 | +45 |
| 1995 | 235 | 198 | +37 |
| 1996 | 261 | 223 | +37 |
| 1997 | 273 | 232 | 40 |
| 1998 | 318 | 206 | 113 |
| 1999 | 354 | 245 | 109 |
| 2000 | 359 | 278 | 82 |
| 2001 | 372 | 250 | 122 |
| 2002 | 386 | 305 | +81 |
| 2003 | 427 | 314 | +113 |
| 2004 | 518 | 310 | +208 |
| 2005 | 496 | 328 | +168 |
| 2006 | 529 | 369 | +160 |
| Notes: 1. The IPS is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics. It covers the principal air, sea and Channel Tunnel routes between the UK and countries outside the British Isles. 2. This table relates solely to the international passenger survey (IPS). IPS data forms the major part of international migration. However, total international migration estimates are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for 'switchers', i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised. Source: Office for National Statistics |
Subjects
Migration
Date
25 February 2008
Reference
472 c1237-9W; 177389
House
House of Commons
(2) how many asylum seekers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in the years 1997 to 2006 inclusive; and what proportion of net migration these figures represented in each of those years;
(2) how many asylum seekers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in the years 1997 to 2006 inclusive; and what proportion of net migration these figures represented in each of those years;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 January 2008
For answer on
9 January 2008
Answered on
18 February 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 18 February 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your questions on Total International Migration related issues:""how many visitor switchers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in each year since 1991; (177391)""how many asylum seekers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in the years 1997 to 2006 inclusive; and what proportion of net migration these figures represented in each of those years; (177392)""what the level of inward migration from EU A8 countries for the purpose of Total International Migration statistics to the UK was in (a) each year and (b) each quarter since 1 January 2004. (178332)""Table 1, attached, gives the adjustments made to Total International Migration (TIM) to account for visitor switchers from 1991 to 2006. Visitor switchers are those that intended to come to (or leave) the UK for less than 12 months and then switched to being migrants by staying (or leaving) for more than twelve months; i.e. someone who came as a visitor but switched to a migrant.""Table 2, attached, gives the asylum seeker adjustment made to Total International Migration (TIM) estimates of inflows, outflows, and net-migration from 1997 to 2006. It also gives the corresponding TIM estimates; and shows the asylum seeker adjustments as a percentage of these. As indicated in the table, we do not recommend using the figures on asylum seekers as a proportion of net migration as an indicator.""The asylum seeker adjustments are based on Home Office data but differ from the asylum statistics published by the Home Office in a number of respects. In order to fit with the United Nations recommended definition of an international long-term migrant, which is used in calculating population estimates, the data only include cases where the asylum seeker remained in the UK for more than 12 months. These data will also exclude a number of asylum seekers that are accounted for already in International Passenger Survey (IPS) estimates of migrants. Finally the adjustments include both principal applicants and their dependants whereas HO figures generally exclude dependants.""Estimates of annual inward migration from EU A8 countries for 2004 and 2005 are available in Table 2.2 of the ““International Migration 2005, Series MN no.32”” which can be found on the National Statistics website at:""http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=507""The 2006 Total International Migration (TIM) estimates of annual inward migration from EU A8 countries (i.e. by country of last residence) are not yet available but are due to be released in May 2008. All 2006 TIM estimates will be produced using revised methods, and these changes will also result in revisions for earlier years. Therefore the 2004 and 2005 estimates currently in the public domain are likely to change slightly. However, estimates of annual inward migration by EU A8 nationals (as opposed to country of last residence referred to above) are available for 2004-2006 and can be found in Table 1 (Citizenship UK) at the following link on the National Statistics website:""http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15053""Quarterly estimates of inward migration are not available for country of last residence or nationality either on a TIM or IPS basis.""Total International Migration data are the most comprehensive estimates of long-term international migration. They are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for (migrant and visitor) ““switchers””, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised."
| Table 1: International migration, visitor switcher¹ adjustment, time series 1991 to 2006², United Kingdom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | |||
| Inflow | Outflow | Net | |
| 1991 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| 1992 | 28 | 27 | 1 |
| 1993 | 31 | 23 | 8 |
| 1994 | 31 | 22 | 9 |
| 1995 | 25 | 18 | 7 |
| 1996 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| 1997 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| 1998 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 1999 | 29 | 21 | 8 |
| 2000 | 40 | 19 | 20 |
| 2001 | 36 | 26 | 10 |
| 2002 | 45 | 22 | 23 |
| 2003 | 44 | 21 | 23 |
| 2004 | 43 | 16 | 27 |
| 2005 | 51 | 15 | 36 |
| 2006 | 50 | 16 | 35 |
| Notes: 1. A visitor switcher is defined as someone who enters or leaves the UK intending to stay in the destination country for less than a year but who actually stays for a year or longer. Thus ““inflow”” indicates the estimate of those who entered the UK as visitors, but who switched to being migrants and stayed a year or more. 2. Several different methods and data sources have been used between 1991 and 2006 to estimate the visitor switcher adjustment. For the years 1991 to 2000, the adjustment is based on visa extension data from the Home Office. For the years 2000 to 2003, the adjustment is based on fixed proportions applied to certain categories of visitors considered most likely to switch and become migrants. From 2004, the adjustment is based on specific questions asked in the International Passenger Survey (IPS) to identify former visitor switchers which is then applied to certain visitor categories. In all cases, the best available data has been used to produce these adjustments. Source: Office for National Statistics. |
| Table 2: International migration, asylum seeker adjustment¹ flows and as a percentage of Total International Migration (TIM), time series 1997 to 2006², United Kingdom | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | |||||||||
| Asylum seekers adjustment | TIM³ | Asylum seekers adjustment as percentage of TIM | |||||||
| Inflow | Out- flow | Net | Inflow | Out- flow | Net | Inflow | Out- flow | Net4 | |
| 1997 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 327 | 279 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 50 |
| 1998 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 391 | 251 | 140 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 1999 | 80 | 8 | 72 | 454 | 291 | 163 | 18 | 3 | 44 |
| 2000 | 92 | 10 | 81 | 479 | 321 | 158 | 19 | 3 | 51 |
| 2001 | 84 | 18 | 66 | 479 | 306 | 173 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 2002 | 96 | 21 | 75 | 513 | 358 | 154 | 19 | 6 | 49 |
| 2003 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 508 | 361 | 147 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 2004 | 36 | 16 | 21 | 586 | 342 | 244 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 563 | 359 | 204 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 591 | 400 | 191 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Notes: 1. These figures are a statistical adjustment, not estimates of asylum seekers. Those migrants captured by the International Passenger Survey (IPS) stating the reason for visit as ““to seek asylum”” are excluded from these calculations to avoid double counting. 2. Several improvements have been made to the data sources and methods used in the estimation of the asylum seeker adjustment between 1997 and 2006. These figures are produced using the best available data and methods for each year. 3. Total International Migration (TIM) is the most comprehensive estimate of migration. It is based mainly on the IPS but also includes estimates of Irish flows supplied by the Irish Central Statistics Office, and adjustments for asylum seekers not captured in the IPS and for ““switchers”” (i.e. those whose migration intentions are not realised). 4. We recommend looking at the inflow and outflow proportions as the net proportion could be highly misleading. For example, should outflows of asylum seekers exceed inflows this would show as a negative percentage. If TIM net migration were zero, this would show as an infinite percentage. Source: Office for National Statistics. |
Subjects
Migration
Date
18 February 2008
Reference
472 c357-9W; 177392
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many visitor switchers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in each year since 1991;
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many visitor switchers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in each year since 1991;
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 January 2008
For answer on
9 January 2008
Answered on
18 February 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 18 February 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your questions on Total International Migration related issues:""how many visitor switchers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in each year since 1991; (177391)""how many asylum seekers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in the years 1997 to 2006 inclusive; and what proportion of net migration these figures represented in each of those years; (177392)""what the level of inward migration from EU A8 countries for the purpose of Total International Migration statistics to the UK was in (a) each year and (b) each quarter since 1 January 2004. (178332)""Table 1, attached, gives the adjustments made to Total International Migration (TIM) to account for visitor switchers from 1991 to 2006. Visitor switchers are those that intended to come to (or leave) the UK for less than 12 months and then switched to being migrants by staying (or leaving) for more than twelve months; i.e. someone who came as a visitor but switched to a migrant.""Table 2, attached, gives the asylum seeker adjustment made to Total International Migration (TIM) estimates of inflows, outflows, and net-migration from 1997 to 2006. It also gives the corresponding TIM estimates; and shows the asylum seeker adjustments as a percentage of these. As indicated in the table, we do not recommend using the figures on asylum seekers as a proportion of net migration as an indicator.""The asylum seeker adjustments are based on Home Office data but differ from the asylum statistics published by the Home Office in a number of respects. In order to fit with the United Nations recommended definition of an international long-term migrant, which is used in calculating population estimates, the data only include cases where the asylum seeker remained in the UK for more than 12 months. These data will also exclude a number of asylum seekers that are accounted for already in International Passenger Survey (IPS) estimates of migrants. Finally the adjustments include both principal applicants and their dependants whereas HO figures generally exclude dependants.""Estimates of annual inward migration from EU A8 countries for 2004 and 2005 are available in Table 2.2 of the ““International Migration 2005, Series MN no.32”” which can be found on the National Statistics website at:""http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=507""The 2006 Total International Migration (TIM) estimates of annual inward migration from EU A8 countries (i.e. by country of last residence) are not yet available but are due to be released in May 2008. All 2006 TIM estimates will be produced using revised methods, and these changes will also result in revisions for earlier years. Therefore the 2004 and 2005 estimates currently in the public domain are likely to change slightly. However, estimates of annual inward migration by EU A8 nationals (as opposed to country of last residence referred to above) are available for 2004-2006 and can be found in Table 1 (Citizenship UK) at the following link on the National Statistics website:""http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15053""Quarterly estimates of inward migration are not available for country of last residence or nationality either on a TIM or IPS basis.""Total International Migration data are the most comprehensive estimates of long-term international migration. They are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for (migrant and visitor) ““switchers””, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised."
| Table 1: International migration, visitor switcher¹ adjustment, time series 1991 to 2006², United Kingdom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | |||
| Inflow | Outflow | Net | |
| 1991 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| 1992 | 28 | 27 | 1 |
| 1993 | 31 | 23 | 8 |
| 1994 | 31 | 22 | 9 |
| 1995 | 25 | 18 | 7 |
| 1996 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| 1997 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| 1998 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 1999 | 29 | 21 | 8 |
| 2000 | 40 | 19 | 20 |
| 2001 | 36 | 26 | 10 |
| 2002 | 45 | 22 | 23 |
| 2003 | 44 | 21 | 23 |
| 2004 | 43 | 16 | 27 |
| 2005 | 51 | 15 | 36 |
| 2006 | 50 | 16 | 35 |
| Notes: 1. A visitor switcher is defined as someone who enters or leaves the UK intending to stay in the destination country for less than a year but who actually stays for a year or longer. Thus ““inflow”” indicates the estimate of those who entered the UK as visitors, but who switched to being migrants and stayed a year or more. 2. Several different methods and data sources have been used between 1991 and 2006 to estimate the visitor switcher adjustment. For the years 1991 to 2000, the adjustment is based on visa extension data from the Home Office. For the years 2000 to 2003, the adjustment is based on fixed proportions applied to certain categories of visitors considered most likely to switch and become migrants. From 2004, the adjustment is based on specific questions asked in the International Passenger Survey (IPS) to identify former visitor switchers which is then applied to certain visitor categories. In all cases, the best available data has been used to produce these adjustments. Source: Office for National Statistics. |
| Table 2: International migration, asylum seeker adjustment¹ flows and as a percentage of Total International Migration (TIM), time series 1997 to 2006², United Kingdom | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | |||||||||
| Asylum seekers adjustment | TIM³ | Asylum seekers adjustment as percentage of TIM | |||||||
| Inflow | Out- flow | Net | Inflow | Out- flow | Net | Inflow | Out- flow | Net4 | |
| 1997 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 327 | 279 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 50 |
| 1998 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 391 | 251 | 140 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 1999 | 80 | 8 | 72 | 454 | 291 | 163 | 18 | 3 | 44 |
| 2000 | 92 | 10 | 81 | 479 | 321 | 158 | 19 | 3 | 51 |
| 2001 | 84 | 18 | 66 | 479 | 306 | 173 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 2002 | 96 | 21 | 75 | 513 | 358 | 154 | 19 | 6 | 49 |
| 2003 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 508 | 361 | 147 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 2004 | 36 | 16 | 21 | 586 | 342 | 244 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 563 | 359 | 204 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 591 | 400 | 191 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Notes: 1. These figures are a statistical adjustment, not estimates of asylum seekers. Those migrants captured by the International Passenger Survey (IPS) stating the reason for visit as ““to seek asylum”” are excluded from these calculations to avoid double counting. 2. Several improvements have been made to the data sources and methods used in the estimation of the asylum seeker adjustment between 1997 and 2006. These figures are produced using the best available data and methods for each year. 3. Total International Migration (TIM) is the most comprehensive estimate of migration. It is based mainly on the IPS but also includes estimates of Irish flows supplied by the Irish Central Statistics Office, and adjustments for asylum seekers not captured in the IPS and for ““switchers”” (i.e. those whose migration intentions are not realised). 4. We recommend looking at the inflow and outflow proportions as the net proportion could be highly misleading. For example, should outflows of asylum seekers exceed inflows this would show as a negative percentage. If TIM net migration were zero, this would show as an infinite percentage. Source: Office for National Statistics. |
Subjects
Migration
Date
18 February 2008
Reference
472 c357-9W; 177391
House
House of Commons
(3) what the level of inward migration from EU A8 countries for the purposes of total international migration statistics to the UK was in (a) each year and (b) each quarter since 1 January 2004.
(3) what the level of inward migration from EU A8 countries for the purposes of total international migration statistics to the UK was in (a) each year and (b) each quarter since 1 January 2004.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Office for National Statistics
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 January 2008
For answer on
14 January 2008
Answered on
18 February 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 18 February 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your questions on Total International Migration related issues:""how many visitor switchers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in each year since 1991; (177391)""how many asylum seekers were taken into account for the purpose of calculating the balance of total international migration to and from the UK in the years 1997 to 2006 inclusive; and what proportion of net migration these figures represented in each of those years; (177392)""what the level of inward migration from EU A8 countries for the purpose of Total International Migration statistics to the UK was in (a) each year and (b) each quarter since 1 January 2004. (178332)""Table 1, attached, gives the adjustments made to Total International Migration (TIM) to account for visitor switchers from 1991 to 2006. Visitor switchers are those that intended to come to (or leave) the UK for less than 12 months and then switched to being migrants by staying (or leaving) for more than twelve months; i.e. someone who came as a visitor but switched to a migrant.""Table 2, attached, gives the asylum seeker adjustment made to Total International Migration (TIM) estimates of inflows, outflows, and net-migration from 1997 to 2006. It also gives the corresponding TIM estimates; and shows the asylum seeker adjustments as a percentage of these. As indicated in the table, we do not recommend using the figures on asylum seekers as a proportion of net migration as an indicator.""The asylum seeker adjustments are based on Home Office data but differ from the asylum statistics published by the Home Office in a number of respects. In order to fit with the United Nations recommended definition of an international long-term migrant, which is used in calculating population estimates, the data only include cases where the asylum seeker remained in the UK for more than 12 months. These data will also exclude a number of asylum seekers that are accounted for already in International Passenger Survey (IPS) estimates of migrants. Finally the adjustments include both principal applicants and their dependants whereas HO figures generally exclude dependants.""Estimates of annual inward migration from EU A8 countries for 2004 and 2005 are available in Table 2.2 of the ““International Migration 2005, Series MN no.32”” which can be found on the National Statistics website at:""http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=507""The 2006 Total International Migration (TIM) estimates of annual inward migration from EU A8 countries (i.e. by country of last residence) are not yet available but are due to be released in May 2008. All 2006 TIM estimates will be produced using revised methods, and these changes will also result in revisions for earlier years. Therefore the 2004 and 2005 estimates currently in the public domain are likely to change slightly. However, estimates of annual inward migration by EU A8 nationals (as opposed to country of last residence referred to above) are available for 2004-2006 and can be found in Table 1 (Citizenship UK) at the following link on the National Statistics website:""http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15053""Quarterly estimates of inward migration are not available for country of last residence or nationality either on a TIM or IPS basis.""Total International Migration data are the most comprehensive estimates of long-term international migration. They are produced by combining migration data from the IPS, Home Office data on asylum seekers, migration data between the UK and the Irish Republic and adjustments for (migrant and visitor) ““switchers””, i.e. those whose initial length of stay intentions are not realised."
| Table 1: International migration, visitor switcher¹ adjustment, time series 1991 to 2006², United Kingdom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | |||
| Inflow | Outflow | Net | |
| 1991 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| 1992 | 28 | 27 | 1 |
| 1993 | 31 | 23 | 8 |
| 1994 | 31 | 22 | 9 |
| 1995 | 25 | 18 | 7 |
| 1996 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| 1997 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| 1998 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 1999 | 29 | 21 | 8 |
| 2000 | 40 | 19 | 20 |
| 2001 | 36 | 26 | 10 |
| 2002 | 45 | 22 | 23 |
| 2003 | 44 | 21 | 23 |
| 2004 | 43 | 16 | 27 |
| 2005 | 51 | 15 | 36 |
| 2006 | 50 | 16 | 35 |
| Notes: 1. A visitor switcher is defined as someone who enters or leaves the UK intending to stay in the destination country for less than a year but who actually stays for a year or longer. Thus ““inflow”” indicates the estimate of those who entered the UK as visitors, but who switched to being migrants and stayed a year or more. 2. Several different methods and data sources have been used between 1991 and 2006 to estimate the visitor switcher adjustment. For the years 1991 to 2000, the adjustment is based on visa extension data from the Home Office. For the years 2000 to 2003, the adjustment is based on fixed proportions applied to certain categories of visitors considered most likely to switch and become migrants. From 2004, the adjustment is based on specific questions asked in the International Passenger Survey (IPS) to identify former visitor switchers which is then applied to certain visitor categories. In all cases, the best available data has been used to produce these adjustments. Source: Office for National Statistics. |
| Table 2: International migration, asylum seeker adjustment¹ flows and as a percentage of Total International Migration (TIM), time series 1997 to 2006², United Kingdom | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand | |||||||||
| Asylum seekers adjustment | TIM³ | Asylum seekers adjustment as percentage of TIM | |||||||
| Inflow | Out- flow | Net | Inflow | Out- flow | Net | Inflow | Out- flow | Net4 | |
| 1997 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 327 | 279 | 48 | 10 | 4 | 50 |
| 1998 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 391 | 251 | 140 | 13 | 4 | 29 |
| 1999 | 80 | 8 | 72 | 454 | 291 | 163 | 18 | 3 | 44 |
| 2000 | 92 | 10 | 81 | 479 | 321 | 158 | 19 | 3 | 51 |
| 2001 | 84 | 18 | 66 | 479 | 306 | 173 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 2002 | 96 | 21 | 75 | 513 | 358 | 154 | 19 | 6 | 49 |
| 2003 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 508 | 361 | 147 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 2004 | 36 | 16 | 21 | 586 | 342 | 244 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 563 | 359 | 204 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 591 | 400 | 191 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Notes: 1. These figures are a statistical adjustment, not estimates of asylum seekers. Those migrants captured by the International Passenger Survey (IPS) stating the reason for visit as ““to seek asylum”” are excluded from these calculations to avoid double counting. 2. Several improvements have been made to the data sources and methods used in the estimation of the asylum seeker adjustment between 1997 and 2006. These figures are produced using the best available data and methods for each year. 3. Total International Migration (TIM) is the most comprehensive estimate of migration. It is based mainly on the IPS but also includes estimates of Irish flows supplied by the Irish Central Statistics Office, and adjustments for asylum seekers not captured in the IPS and for ““switchers”” (i.e. those whose migration intentions are not realised). 4. We recommend looking at the inflow and outflow proportions as the net proportion could be highly misleading. For example, should outflows of asylum seekers exceed inflows this would show as a negative percentage. If TIM net migration were zero, this would show as an infinite percentage. Source: Office for National Statistics. |
Subjects
Migration
Date
18 February 2008
Reference
178332; 472 c357-9W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the migration consequences for the UK of Turkish membership of the EU; what assessment he has made of these migration consequences; what account he has taken of migration in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the migration consequences for the UK of Turkish membership of the EU; what assessment he has made of these migration consequences; what account he has taken of migration in...
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Jim Murphy
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 January 2008
For answer on
9 January 2008
Answered on
15 January 2008
The Government have not commissioned any research specifically on the migration consequences for the UK of Turkish membership of the EU. The European Commission prepared an assessment of Turkish membership before the EU opened negotiations with Turkey in 2005 and a copy has been placed in the Library of the House.
Subjects
EU enlargement; Migration; Turkey
Date
15 January 2008
Reference
470 c1143W; 177462
House
House of Commons
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many estimates of long-term population growth attributable to migration have been made by the Government since 1997; what those estimates have been, including the most recent longest term estimate of population growth attributable to migration and total future population size; what assessment...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many estimates of long-term population growth attributable to migration have been made by the Government since 1997; what those estimates have been, including the most recent longest term estimate of population growth attributable to migration and total future population size; what assessment...
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 January 2008
For answer on
9 January 2008
Answered on
14 January 2008
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 14 January 2008:"As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question regarding how many estimates of long-term population growth attributable to migration have been made by the Government since 1997; what those estimates have been, including the most recent longest term estimate of population growth attributable to migration and total future population size; what assessment he has made of the environmental and housing implications of these estimates; and what the Government's population policy is. (177459)""National population projections, based on a full review of all the underlying assumptions, are normally produced every two years. The most recent set is the 2006-based national projections published in October 2007. In the intervening year between these 'full' projections, special sets of 'interim' national projections may be produced. Two sets of interim projections (2001-based and 2003-based) have been produced in recent years.""The underlying assumptions for the projections are demographic trend based and should not be seen as predictions. If, as in recent years, there is an increase in migration levels then the assumptions are changed to reflect this. The long-term assumptions of annual net migration to the United Kingdom in these recent national population projections have been as follows:"
"Since the 2002-based projections, an analysis has been published of the impact of the assumed level of net migration on population growth in the period to 2031. These analyses are available from the following links:""2002-based projections""http://www.gad.gov.uk/Demography_Data/Population/2002/methodology/mignote.asp""Interim 2003-based projections""http://www.gad.gov.uk/Demography_Data/Population/2003/methodology/mignote.asp""2004-based projections""http://www.gad.gov.uk/Demography_Data/Population/2004/methodology/mignote.asp""2006-based projections""http://www.gad.gov.uk/Demography_Data/Population/2006/methodology/mignote.asp""The Office for National Statistics cannot comment on the policy issues raised in your question."
| Based projections | |
| 1998 | +95,000 |
| 2000 | +135,000 |
| 2001 | +100,000 |
| 2002 | +130,000 |
| 2003 | +130,000 |
| 2004 | +145,000 |
| 2006 | +190,000 |
Subjects
Population; Migration
Date
14 January 2008
Reference
470 c900-1W; 177459
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate she has made of future net migration for the purpose of formulating household projections; and what her most recent estimate is of household formation attributable to net migration between 2004 and 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate she has made of future net migration for the purpose of formulating household projections; and what her most recent estimate is of household formation attributable to net migration between 2004 and 2026.
Asked by
James Clappison
(Conservative)
Answered by
Yvette Cooper
(Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 May 2007
For answer on
14 May 2007
Answered on
20 June 2007
The ‘2004-based’ household projections for England are derived from the Office for National Statistics’ population projections.The 2004 based household projections show that the biggest factor is more people living alone and net migration accounts for 73,000 (33 per cent.) of the 223,000 annual household growth between 2004 and 2026.
Subjects
Immigration; Migration
Date
20 June 2007
Reference
137282; 461 c1860-1W;461 c1861W
House
House of Commons