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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect of migration on UK businesses which require highly-skilled employees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect of migration on UK businesses which require highly-skilled employees.
We recently published analysis proving that highly skilled migrants are not displacing UK workers. Indeed, in many sectors such as engineering and digital technologies, they're filling skills gaps and starting new companies.
Business groups tell me that an open labour market helps foreign investment in the UK and that migrants foster innovation and growth by bringing in new ideas, language skills and assisting trade links overseas. So overall, it's a positive picture.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how his Department calculates the number of EU migrants that (a) enter and (b) leave the UK annually.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how his Department calculates the number of EU migrants that (a) enter and (b) leave the UK annually.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Glen Watson, dated January 2014:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to respond to your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department calculates the number of EU migrants that (a) enter and (b) leave the UK annually. [181674]
ONS is responsible for publishing official estimates of immigration and emigration. The methodology uses data from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) to estimate Long-Term International Migration (LTIM), with adjustments made for asylum seekers, people whose intentions change with regards to their length of stay, and migration to and from Northern Ireland. LTIM estimates adhere to the UN definition of a long-term international migrant, which states that a long-term migrant is a person who changes his or her country of usual residence for a period of at least a year.
The detailed method used for calculating long-term migration to and from the UK can be found within the LTIM Methodology document published on the ONS website:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/population-and-migration/international-migration-methodology/long-term-international-migration-estimates-methodology.pdf
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. In total, between 700,000 and 800,000 IPS interviews are conducted each year for migration purposes. Of these, between 4,000 and 5,000 interviewees are identified as long-term international migrants. Citizenship is recorded according to the nationality of the passport held by the interviewee. For further information regarding the quality of the IPS in relation to migration, please see the following document on the ONS website:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/population-and-migration/international-migration-methodology/international-passenger-survey-quality-information-in-relation-to-migration-flows.pdf
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will request that the Office for National Statistics revises its long-term international migration estimates.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will request that the Office for National Statistics revises its long-term international migration estimates.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Glen Watson, dated July 2013:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will request that the Office for National Statistics revises its long-term international migration estimates. [166350]
ONS produces estimates of Long-Term International .Migration (LTIM), primarily based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). The IPS is a continuous voluntary sample survey conducted by ONS and is the prime source of long-term international migration data for the UK providing estimates of both inflows and outflows.
In light of the 2011 Census, revised net migration, immigration and emigration figures have been published as components of change in revised mid-year population estimates from the year to mid-2002 to the year to mid-2010 for England and Wales. These include a revision to the net migration component, focussed primarily on the middle part of the decade before improvements were made to the International Passenger Survey in 2009. This provides a revised series of net migration for the inter-censal period, which is shown in Table 1:
| Table
1: Population Estimates for England and Wales: Components of Change for
Net International Migration for the year to mid-2002 to the year to
mid-2010 | ||||
| Thousand | ||||
| Immigration | Emigration | Asylum
seekers net
migration | Net
Migration | |
| 2001-02 | 375 | 271 | 67 | 171 |
| 2002-03 | 402 | 288 | 59 | 173 |
| 2003-04 | 457 | 292 | 25 | 190 |
| 2004-05 | 569 | 283 | 15 | 302 |
| 2005-06 | 541 | 332 | 8 | 217 |
| 2006-07 | 587 | 345 | 10 | 252 |
| 2007-08 | 548 | 318 | 14 | 244 |
| 2008-09 | 515 | 353 | 18 | 181 |
| 2009-10 | 510 | 300 | 11 | 220 |
| Note: Net migration includes visitor and migrant switchers, plus asylum seeker net migration. Source: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/what-we-do/publication-scheme/published-ad-hoc-data/population/may-2013/mid-2002-to-2010-revised-components-of-change-for-england-and-wales |
These revisions are explained in a report published in December 2012. Table 7 of that report shows the differences between LTIM and the revised net migration component:
http://ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/population-and-migration/population-statistics-research-unit--psru-/methods-used-to-revise-the-national-population-estimates-for-mid-2002-to-mid-2010.pdf
ONS plans to publish a further analytical report in Autumn 2013 that will further explain the differences between LTIM and the net migration component of the revised population estimates series. Any decision regarding the revision of LTIM will be made in the light of this analysis.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what revisions in the number of people coming to and leaving the United Kingdom for the 10 years up to 2011 have been made by the Office for National Statistics; and for what reason.[HL2070]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what revisions in the number of people coming to and leaving the United Kingdom for the 10 years up to 2011 have been made by the Office for National Statistics; and for what reason.[HL2070]
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what co-operation her Department has with the European Migration Network's Common Research Template to tackle human trafficking.
[161064]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what co-operation her Department has with the European Migration Network's Common Research Template to tackle human trafficking.
[161064]
The Home Office is currently co-ordinating the response to the common research template for human trafficking. The response, which will take the form of a national report, will be published on the European Migration Network's website in September.
It is a pleasure, Mr Owen, to serve under your chairmanship. I am grateful for this welcome opportunity to discuss this important matter in this timely debate. Last week, the all-party parliamentary group on migration launched its report on the impact of the income requirement for those sponsoring a partner...
It is a pleasure, Mr Owen, to serve under your chairmanship. I am grateful for this welcome opportunity to discuss this important matter in this timely debate. Last week, the all-party parliamentary group on migration launched its report on the impact of the income requirement for those sponsoring a partner...
That fact has led people in my constituency to say—although this would not suit the hon. Gentleman’s area—that there should be some regional recognition of the fact that in low-wage areas, the problem is even worse .
That fact has led people in my constituency to say—although this would not suit the hon. Gentleman’s area—that there should be some regional recognition of the fact that in low-wage areas, the problem is even worse .
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his appropriate intervention. I am sure that other Members will have heard their constituents expressing the same concerns.
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his appropriate intervention. I am sure that other Members will have heard their constituents expressing the same concerns.
This seems a pertinent moment to say that it is not just the low-wage areas of the country that are affected.
There are so many people in my constituency in Lewisham, Deptford, in London who are getting only the minimum wage. I have a case of a woman whose husband...
This seems a pertinent moment to say that it is not just the low-wage areas of the country that are affected.
There are so many people in my constituency in Lewisham, Deptford, in London who are getting only the minimum wage. I have a case of a woman whose husband...
I quite agree. The amount highlighted in the report and stipulated in the rules has clearly impacted on many families, irrespective of where they live—London or the regions. Some of the British people seeking to sponsor a spouse stated that they were working in key occupations as auxiliary and health...
I quite agree. The amount highlighted in the report and stipulated in the rules has clearly impacted on many families, irrespective of where they live—London or the regions. Some of the British people seeking to sponsor a spouse stated that they were working in key occupations as auxiliary and health...
The average wage in both the private and the public sectors is around £13,000 to £14,000, which is not high at all.
The average wage in both the private and the public sectors is around £13,000 to £14,000, which is not high at all.
It is clear that jobs and the income from those jobs are not relevant when families are forced to live apart. The income requirement would exclude almost half the UK working population from living with their husbands or wives if they were from outside the EEA. That seems unfair. Should...
It is clear that jobs and the income from those jobs are not relevant when families are forced to live apart. The income requirement would exclude almost half the UK working population from living with their husbands or wives if they were from outside the EEA. That seems unfair. Should...
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for securing this debate and to my hon. Friend the Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) for serving with distinction on what was
an all-party inquiry. My hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma) is making a powerful case about...
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for securing this debate and to my hon. Friend the Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) for serving with distinction on what was
an all-party inquiry. My hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Southall (Mr Sharma) is making a powerful case about...
I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I quite agree with him; he has made a very powerful point. Yes, these rules are keeping families apart, not helping them to unite and support each other, even where uniting them could help them to progress in their family life. Hopefully,...
I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I quite agree with him; he has made a very powerful point. Yes, these rules are keeping families apart, not helping them to unite and support each other, even where uniting them could help them to progress in their family life. Hopefully,...
My hon. Friend is coming close to the end of his remarks, and there is a particular issue—one that I know he is aware of—that should be highlighted. It is the very significant number of circumstances in which a couple who are living overseas might want to come back to...
My hon. Friend is coming close to the end of his remarks, and there is a particular issue—one that I know he is aware of—that should be highlighted. It is the very significant number of circumstances in which a couple who are living overseas might want to come back to...
I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and I accept the point that she makes. There are many other areas of concern, which I am sure Members will highlight. I am just making a few points, so that other Members have the opportunity to speak. I know for certain...
I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, and I accept the point that she makes. There are many other areas of concern, which I am sure Members will highlight. I am just making a few points, so that other Members have the opportunity to speak. I know for certain...
I am glad that my hon. Friend made that point, because the issue of elderly relatives is another one that many of us have come across in our constituencies; of
course, I also agree with what he has said about spouses. Under the new rules, it is almost impossible for...
I am glad that my hon. Friend made that point, because the issue of elderly relatives is another one that many of us have come across in our constituencies; of
course, I also agree with what he has said about spouses. Under the new rules, it is almost impossible for...