HC Deb 30 March 2000 vol 347 cc257-8W
Mr. Blunt

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the size of annual migration into and out of London from other parts of the United Kingdom, broken down by region, in each of the last five years. [116139]

Miss Melanie Johnson

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. Crispin Blunt, dated 30 March 2000: As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the estimated migration between London and other parts of the United Kingdom for each of the last five years. The enclosed table presents the information that you require. The latest year for which estimates are available is 1998. 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. Additionally some moves may not result in a re-registration: for example, individuals may migrate again before registering with a doctor. Conversely, there may be others who move and re-register several times a year. Moves between the individual Government Office Regions (GOR's) and the rest of the United Kingdom are published in Key Population and Vital Statistics which is available in the House of Commons Library.

Migration into and out of London from other parts of the United Kingdom broken down by region
Thousand
Area 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
To London from:
North East 4.7 5.3 4.9 4.9 5.0
North West 13.2 14.0 13.7 13.6 13.9
Yorkshire and the Humber 9.7 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.6
East Midlands 9.2 10.4 10.0 10.1 10.3
West Midlands 11.0 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.3
East 29.2 30.8 29.7 30.6 31.6
South East 54.0 56.3 55.6 54.7 57.0
South West 15.5 16.7 16.2 16.9 16.5
England 146.4 156.0 152.6 152.6 156.1
Scotland 7.0 7.3 7.8 7.6 8.0
Wales 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6
Northern Ireland 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.5 1.5
Total 160.4 170.7 168.0 167.3 171.2
From London to:
North East 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.8
North West 10.8 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.5
Yorkshire and the Humber 8.2 8.5 7.9 8.1 8.1
East Midlands 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.4
West Midlands 8.9 9.8 9.3 9.7 9.6
East 49.5 50.3 52.8 56.7 55.4
South East 80.6 78.9 84.0 86.6 85.4
South West 20.3 20.4 21.2 21.8 20.4
England 192.1 193.0 199.8 207.6 203.5
Scotland 6.8 6.4 6.3 7.0 7.1
Wales 5.2 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.3
Northern Ireland 2.2 2.7 2.2 1.8 2.0
Total 206.3 207.6 213.4 221.7 217.9

Migration into and out of London from other parts of the United Kingdom broken down by region
Thousand
Area 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Net gain to London:
North East 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.2
North West 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.4
Yorkshire and the Humbe 1.4 2.1 2.7 2.2 2.5
East Midlands -0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.1
West Midlands 2.0 2.0 2.5 1.8 1.7
East -20.3 -19.5 -23.1 -26.1 -23.8
South East -26.6 -22.6 -28.4 -31.9 -28.4
South West -4.8 -3.7 -5.0 -4.9 -3.9
England -45.6 -37.0 -47.2 -55.0 -47.4
Scotland 0.1 0.8 1.5 0.6 0.9
Wales 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3
Northern Ireland -0.7 -1.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4
Total -45.9 -36.9 -45.4 -54.5 -46.7