§ Keith VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many accession countries nationals he expects to arrive in the UK between 1 May and 31 December 2004. [157351]
§ Beverley HughesA number of studies have been published which offer estimates of total net flows to the United Kingdom from the accession countries, but these do not of course take account of the measures we announced on 23 February and the steps we are taking to publicise them in the countries most concerned.
The registration scheme announced by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary is designed to monitor the number of A-8 nationals registering as workers and collate information about the nature and location of the jobs they are doing.