HC Deb 15 October 2001 vol 372 cc839-41W
Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate, for the last 10 years for each nation of the UK,(a) inward and outward migration by (i) UK citizens and (ii) non-UK EU citizens, (b) the number and proportion of people moving (i) from and

Table 1: International migration to/from the countries of the UK by UK citizens
To From
Year England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1990 98.2 4.7 1.7 1.0 121.3 14.9 2.8 1.9
1991 97.8 11.9 4.9 2.3 122.4 12.6 4.4 1.8
1992 90.8 5.5 1.9 0.5 115.7 14.8 5.3 2.5
1993 82.7 7.5 1.3 0.1 117.5 9.1 3.5 0.9
1994 99.6 16.5 1.2 0.6 101.5 9.5 2.8 0.5
1995 81.2 5.6 4.0 0.5 107.8 8.0 4.2 1.6
1996 90.5 7.2 3.5 2.4 125.2 12.9 4.1 0.6
1997 87.0 4.0 4.0 0.6 109.6 19.0 3.7 2.2
1998 100.8 7.6 1.9 0.9 93.5 15.1 3.2 2.7
1999 100.0 10.0 5.8 2.3 113.6 7.4 2.8 2.7
Table 2: International migration to/from the countries of the UK by non-UK citizens
To From
Year England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
1990 57.6 1.0 0.9 1.8 40.9 2.3 0.6 2.1
1991 46.7 1.7 0.8 1.1 43.1 5.4 1.0 2.9
1992 38.5 1.1 0.9 0.8 30.7 0.9 1.6 2.9
1993 36.6 3.6 1.4 0.8 35.3 1.2 1.3 2.3
1994 43.9 2.3 1.3 0.8 32.8 2.7 0.6 2.7
1995 54.0 1.9 2.4 0.8 31.2 2.0 0.8 2.6
1996 62.3 5.5 1.0 0.7 36.3 1.6 1.7 3.2
1997 66.1 2.0 2.9 0.5 46.2 1.7 1.0 3.4
1998 68.5 5.7 3.0 0.4 41.9 1.2 0.8 3.3
1999 62.7 1.8 1.0 0.3 55.3 0.7 0.4 1.9

Figures for all years show the EU as it has been constituted since 1 January 1995.

Note:

Figures in these tables represent total international migration combining data from the International Passenger Survey. Home Office data on asylum seekers, and people who entered the UK as short-term visitors but were subsequently granted an extension of stay for a year or longer for other reasons, and estimates of migration between the UK and the Irish Republic

(ii) to(A) England, (B) Scotland, (C) Wales, (D) Northern Ireland, (E) Republic of Ireland, (F) the rest of the EU and (G) the rest of the world. [7001]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Annabelle Ewing, dated 15 October 2001: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question on migration to and from the constituent countries of the UK. Tables 1&2 show inward and outward international migration by UK and non-UK EU citizens for the last 10 calendar years for which data are available. Citizenship data are not available for internal migrants, i.e. those moving within the constituent countries of the UK. Table 3 shows the number of total migrants moving from and to England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland, rest of EU, and rest of the world. Data for the Irish Republic are not available separately and are included with the rest of the EU. Net migration for an individual country can be derived from the table by subtracting total outflow from a country, from total inflow, for example, the net figure for England for 1999 is 170.3 thousand i.e. the inflow (528.4 thousand) minus the outflow (358.1 thousand).

Table 3: Total migration to and from the UK and its' constituent countries. Number of people moving from and to selected countries for calendar years 1990 to 1999
Thousand
From
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Rest of EU Rest of the World Total
To:
1990
England — 35.1 42.1 9.8 87.0 228.9 402.8
Scotland 53.9 — 1.8 0.5 4.3 9.9 70.4
Wales 47.5 0.9 — 0.3 1.3 5.0 55.0
Northern Ireland 10.4 1.4 0.3 — 1.8 1.9 15.9
Rest of EU 69.1 3.7 0.7 2.1 n/a n/a 75.6
Rest of the World 147.8 21.8 4.4 2.3 n/a n/a 176.3
Total 328.7 62.9 49.3 14.9 94.4 245.7 795.9
1991
England — 43.7 45.4 6.7 85.2 215.0 396.0
Scotland 51.7 — 1.7 2.4 3.7 19.6 79.1
Wales 49.8 1.5 — 0.2 2.7 6.6 60.8
Northern Ireland 10.6 1.5 0.3 — 2.3 1.7 16.5
Rest of EU 81.2 5.1 2.7 2.9 n/a n/a 91.9
Rest of the World 146.6 18.8 4.4 2.0 n/a n/a 171.8
Total 340.0 70.6 54.6 14.2 93.9 242.9 816.1
1992
England — 44.4 46.3 8.6 84.5 177.3 361.1
Scotland 50.9 — 1.8 1.9 2.9 12.2 69.8
Wales 49.8 1.7 — 0.4 0.8 5.7 58.4
Northern Ireland 10.0 1.4 0.3 — 0.9 1.5 14.1
Rest of EU 66.5 3.5 5.3 4.0 n/a n/a 79.3
Rest of the World 148.2 19.9 2.5 1.6 n/a n/a 172.2
Total 325.4 70.9 56.2 16.6 89.1 196.7 754.8
1993
England — 43.8 46.2 8.6 63.2 184.1 345.9
Scotland 49.8 — 1.8 2.5 7.6 9.0 70.7
Wales 49.4 1.7 — 0.4 1.8 5.5 58.8
Northern Ireland 9.0 1.4 0.2 — 0.8 0.4 11.9
Rest of EU 75.7 2.6 2.8 2.9 n/a n/a 84.0
Rest of the World 133.5 13.6 4.9 0.8 n/a n/a 152.8
Total 317.4 63.1 56.0 15.2 73.4 199.0 724.2
1994
England — 45.9 48.4 9.1 84.6 204.3 392.3
Scotland 47.3 — 1.7 2.7 9.3 13.8 74.8
Wales 50.0 1.6 — 0.4 1.0 6.4 59.4
Northern Ireland 9.1 1.5 0.3 — 0.9 1.2 13.0
Rest of EU 62.6 5.7 0.6 2.2 n/a n/a 71.1
Rest of the World 126.7 9.3 4.3 1.2 n/a n/a 141.5
Total 295.6 64.0 55.3 15.6 95.8 225.7 752.1
1995
England — 47.9 51.0 9.2 82.5 214.4 405.0
Scotland 44.2 — 1.6 2.7 3.1 9.6 61.2
Wales 52.6 1.7 — 0.4 2.8 6.4 63.9
Northern Ireland 11.2 2.4 0.5 — 0.8 1.2 16.1
Rest of EU 62.7 3.4 2.5 3.0 n/a n/a 71.6
Rest of the World 125.3 10.5 3.1 1.5 n/a n/a 140.4
Total 295.9 65.9 58.7 16.8 89.2 231.6 758.2