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Population

Volume 491: debated on Monday 27 April 2009

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the net international migration by non-British citizens was in respect of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1991. (270699)

[holding answer 23 April 2009]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning what the net international migration by non-British citizens was for (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1991. (270699)

Official estimates of net international migration by non-British citizens for the constituent countries of the UK in each year since 1991 are given in Table 1 attached. The data are consistent with published figures.

Table 1: Net international migration to the countries of the UK by non-British citizens, 1991 to 2007—countries of the United Kingdom

Thousand

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

1991

39

1

-1

0

1992

13

1

0

0

1993

24

1

1

0

1994

42

3

0

0

1995

69

3

0

0

1996

80

2

2

-1

1997

75

7

3

0

1998

113

4

7

-1

1999

101

1

8

0

2000

105

0

16

4

2001

138

3

4

1

2002

143

4

-2

4

2003

175

0

9

0

2004

286

4

15

3

2005

233

6

8

4

2006

246

8

19

5

2007

267

8

16

6

Source:

International Passenger Survey