HC Deb 17 March 2000 vol 346 c351W
Mr. Loughton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are his estimates for migration from London to the south-east of England over the next five years. [114428]

Miss Melanie Johnson

[holding answer 13 March 2000]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Tim Loughton, dated 17 March 2000: As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question on estimates for migration from London to the South East of England over the next five years. Projections for migration from London to the South East of England are shown in the following table for 2001 and 2006. Projection of migration are not available for the intervening years, but are consistent with those shown.

Projected migration from London to the Government Office for the South East Region 2001, 2006
Thousand
2001 2006
Inflow 82.3 82.8
Outflow 54.1 54.8
Net 28.2 28.0