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Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 6 December 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question with reference to the Oral Answer of 15th October 2007, Official Report Column 548, on inward migration, how many and what percentage of migrants to the UK were (a) EEA nationals, (b) non-EEA nationals, (c) dependents, and (d) students in each of the last five years.
The requested figures are presented in the attached tables. Table 1 shows UK immigration for calendar years 2002-2006 separated into EEA and non-EEA nationals. UK nationals have been excluded from the EEA group and are shown separately. Table 2 shows UK immigration 2002-2006 for those ‘accompanying or joining a family member’ and for those immigrating for ‘formal study’ shown separately.
Both sets of figures are based on Total International Migration (TIM). This is the most comprehensive and only official estimate of long-term civilian migration covering both flows to and from the UK.
Thousand All citizenships British Percentage of citizenships EEA2 Percentage of all citizenships Non-EEA3 Percentage of all citizenships 2002 513 97 19 61 12 355 69 2003 508 99 20 66 13 342 67 2004 586 88 15 129 22 368 63 2005 563 96 17 151 27 315 56 2006 591 81 14 167 28 342 58 1 Based mainly on data from the International Passenger Survey. Includes adjustments for (1) those whose intended length of stay changes so that their migrant status changes; (2) asylum seekers and their dependants not identified by the IPS; and (3) flows between the UK and the Republic of Ireland. 2 EEA grouping excludes British citizens. Up to and including 2003, EEA is defined as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the EU15 (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Irish Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden). From 2004 onwards, the estimates also include the A8 (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) plus Malta and Cyprus. British citizens are excluded from all groupings .and shown separately. 3 For 2004 onwards, the Non-EEA grouping excludes Malta and Cyprus plus the eight Central and Eastern European member states that joined the EU in May 2004. Notes: 1. These are revised data following changes to the methodology for estimating Total International Migration (TIM). This was first introduced in the 2006 mid-year estimates released in August 2007 and in the annual TIM estimates released November 2007. Therefore they may not agree with previous estimates produced by ONS. 2. Figures have been rounded independently and may not add to totals. © Crown copyright 2007
Thousand All reasons Accompany/join Percentage of all reasons Formal study Percentage of all reasons Other reasons2 Percentage of all reasons 2002 513 65 13 122 24 326 64 2003 508 77 15 137 27 295 58 2004 586 102 17 148 25 336 57 2005 563 84 15 139 25 340 60 2006 591 104 18 157 27 330 56 1 Based mainly on data from the International Passenger Survey. Includes adjustments for (1) those whose intended length of stay changes so that their migrant status changes; (2) asylum seekers and their dependants not identified by the IPS; and (3) flows between the UK and the Republic of Ireland. 2 Other reasons includes work related reasons. Notes: 1. These data have been revised following changes to the TIM methodology. Therefore they may not agree with estimates that have been published previously. 2. Figures have been rounded independently and may not add to totals. © Crown copyright 2007