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To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the figures for (a) inward immigration, and (b) net immigration, in each of the past 12 years. [HL4386]
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, National Statistician, to Baroness Warsi, dated June 2009.
As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning the most recent estimate for a) inward immigration and b) net immigration, in each of the last 12 years. (HL4386)
Official estimates of long-term immigration and net migration into the UK for 1996-2007 are given in Table 1 attached. The data are consistent with published figures.
United Kingdom Thousands Immigration to the UK Net Migration 1996 318 + 55 1997 327 + 48 1998 391 + 140 1999 454 + 163 2000 479 + 158 2001 479 + 173 2002 513 + 154 2003 508 + 147 2004 586 + 244 2005 563 + 204 2006 591 + 191 2007 577 + 237
1. Long-term International Migration (LTIM) is the most comprehensive measure of long-term international migration, and is based mainly on data from the IPS, supplemented with data on flows to and from the Republic of Ireland. Other data sources are used to make adjustments for asylum seekers and their dependants not counted by the IPS and for switchers (people who change their intentions and, therefore, their migratory status). LTIM was previously referred to as Total International Migration or TIM.