§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimates his Department has made of the level of migration from the London area to the South East region in each of the last 10 years. [117787]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Archie Norman, dated 6 April 2000:
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question about the estimated migration from London to the South East region for each of the last ten years. I am replying in the Director's absence.588WThe attached table presents the information that you require. The latest year for which estimates are available is 1998. Data are presented for moves from London to the South East Planning Region. The estimates of internal migration within the United Kingdom are based on the movement of NHS doctor's patients between the former Family Health Service Authorities. They should not be regarded as a perfect measure of migration as there is variation in the delay between a person moving and registering with a new doctor.
Migration from London to the South East Planning Region Thousand Year Number of migrants 1989 109.8 1990 93.7 1991 108.3 1992 111.0 1993 114.3 1994 119.4 1995 118.5 1996 125.8 1997 132.0 1998 129.7 Source:
NHSCR