§ Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people(a) emigrated from and (b) immigrated into the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years. [40597]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Andrew George, dated 5 May 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about estimates of international migration into and out of the United Kingdom.The information requested is shown below:
Overall international migration: 1987 to 1996 Thousands Inflow to UK Outflow from UK 1987 257.4 227.3 1988 273.4 255.5 1989 314.3 223.4 1990 340.2 251.9 1991 337.0 263.7 1992 286.6 251.5 1993 272.2 236.8 1994 321.4 212.6 1995 320.7 212.0 1996 331.4 238.4
The estimates in the table are derived from data on migration intentions obtained from the International Passenger Survey, from information on migration to and from the Irish Republic obtained from the National Health Service Central Register and the Irish Labour Force Survey, and from data on short-term visitors who were granted an extension of stay obtained from the Home Office.