HC Deb 20 January 2004 vol 416 cc1218-9W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many migrant workers there are in the UK(a) from the EU and (b) from outside the EU; and what percentage he estimates are legal migrant workers. [142417]

Beverley Hughes

It is not possible to provide the information in the form requested. Such information we can provide is set out in the table.

The total number of migrant workers with a UK arrival date April 2001 to March 2002; applying for a national insurance number
Number
Total 156,400
EU 43,265
Outside the EU 113,135

Notes:

1. Totals may not sum due to rounding.

2. Figures are taken from a 100 per cent. sample and are rounded to the nearest five.

Source:

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