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Inflows/Outflows

Mr. Alan Duncan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list (a) total inflow to the UK, (b) total outflow from the UK and (c) new inflow into the UK in each year since 1979. [177095]

Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Alan Duncan, dated 8 June 2004:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question regarding estimates of international migration to and from the United Kingdom, plus net migration, since 1979. (177095)

 
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These estimates are shown in the attached table.

International migration, time series 1979 to 2002, United Kingdom Thousand

	Inflow	Outflow	Balance
1979	194.8	188.5	6.2
1980	173.4	228.4	-55.0
1981	152.8	232.3	-79.5
1982	201.0	257.3	-56.2
1983	201.6	184.2	17.4
1984	200.9	163.5	37.4
1985	232.1	173.7	58.4
1986	250.3	213.1	37.2
1987	211.4	209.1	2.2
1988	216.0	237.2	-21.3
1989	249.8	205.4	44.3
1990	266.8	230.8	36.0
1991	328.4	285.0	43.5
1992	267.6	281.1	-13.5
1993	265.1	266.3	-1.2
1994	314.4	237.6	76.8
1995	311.9	236.5	75.4
1996	317.8	263.7	54.1
1997	326.1	279.2	46.8
1998	390.3	251.5	138.8
1999	453.8	290.8	163.0
2000	483.4	320.7	162.8
2001	479.6	307.7	171.8
2002	512.8	359.4	153.4

Notes:
1. Data tor 1979–90 are based on the international Passenger Survey (IPS) only. Data for 1991–2002 are based mainly on data from the IPS but also include adjustments for (1) those whose intended length of stay changes so that their migrant status changes; (2) asylum seekers and their dependants not covered by the IPS; and (3) flows between the UK and the Republic of Ireland. This means that figures for years from 1991 onwards include all categories of migrants and therefore represent total international migration, while figures for years Drier to 1991 exclude certain categories.
2. The estimates for years from 1991 onwards are compiled using the following main sources of migration data in addition to the IPS: Home Office data on asylum seekers and their dependants, 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, for example, as students or on the basis of marriage; and estimates of migration between the UK and the Irish Republic.

Inland Revenue

Mr. Flook: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much compensation has been paid out by the Inland Revenue to accountants and other professional advisers following the admission of blame for errors in each of the last three years. [177192]

Dawn Primarolo: The Inland Revenue does not pay compensation to accountants and other professional advisers. In accordance with its Code of Practice 1

"Putting things right" the Inland Revenue reimburses customers for additional professional fees paid as a direct result of Inland Revenue errors.

The total amount of compensation paid to customers, including reimbursement of professional fees, for each of the last three years is as follows:
 
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Year ending 31 March	£ million
2004	2.43
2003	2.28
2002	2.57

Mr. Flook: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the late filings penalty notices for financial year 2002–03 were incorrectly issued because of a logging error by the Inland Revenue. [177196]

Dawn Primarolo [holding answer 7 June 2004]: The information requested is not available.

Migrants

Mr. Brazier: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of (a) migrants in the UK and (b) dependant children of migrants aged under 16 years who were born (i) in and (ii) outside the UK. [177445]

Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Julian Brazier, dated 8 June 2004:

As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what estimate has been made of the number of (a) migrants in the UK and (b) dependent children of migrants aged under 16 years who were born (i) in and (ii) outside the UK. (177445)

For the purposes of this question, a 'migrant' is taken to be a person resident in the UK who was born in another country. The 2001 Census estimated that 4,643,086 residents of England and Wales were born outside the UK: this represents 8.9 per cent. of the total population of England and Wales. The figure can be derived from table KS05 in the "Census 2001 Key Statistics for local authorities in England and Wales " report which is available in the House of Commons Library.

Information on the country of birth of the dependent children of such 'migrants' is currently unavailable. However, you may wish to note that the Census recorded a total of 11,665,266 dependent children in England and Wales, of which 430,623 were born outside the UK. These figures are provided in table T12 in the "Census 2001 National report for England and Wales", which is also available in the House of Commons Library.

The above figures for people born outside the UK will include people born in the Republic of Ireland and some UK citizens who happen to be born outside the UK, such as children born to Armed Forces personnel when the family was stationed overseas.

Mr. Alan Duncan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the net non-EU migration to the UK in each year since 1979. [177089]

Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Alan Duncan, dated 8 June 2004:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question regarding estimates of net non-European Union migration to the United Kingdom since 1979. (177089)

These estimates are shown in the attached table. The phrase "non-European Union migration" has been interpreted as referring to the citizenship of migrants as opposed to, for example, their country of birth or country of last residence.

 
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Please note that the definition for the European Union does not include the ten states that joined on 1 May 2004, nor does it include the non—EU states in the European Economic Area. The countries included are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

International migration of people who are not citizens of EU countries, time series 1979 to 2002, United Kingdom Thousand

	Inflow	Outflow	Balance
1979	98.7	49.5	49.2
1980	88.9	57.2	31.7
1981	81.0	53.0	28.0
1982	85.8	59.8	25.9
1983	92.3	50.5	41.7
1984	86.1	51.3	34.8
1985	98.4	52.5	45.9
1986	94.2	68.2	26.0
1987	87.8	58.0	29.8
1988	99.3	70.3	28.9
1989	114.2	61.2	53.0
1990	123.7	65.2	58.6
1991	166.5	77.5	89.0
1992	131.4	87.6	43.9
1993	135.0	77.3	57.7
1994	155.8	70.9	84.9
1995	166.8	63.0	103.8
1996	151.7	64.0	87.7
1997	165.6	77.4	88.2
1998	205.4	76.9	128.6
1999	270.8	93.0	177.8
2000	316.2	102.6	213.6
2001	312.9	99.4	213.5
2002	355.4	122.0	233.4

Notes:
1. Data for 1979–90 are based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS) only. Data for 1991–2002 are based mainly on data from the IPS but also include adjustments for (1) those whose intended length of stay changes so that their migrant status changes; (2) asylum seekers and their dependants not covered by the IPS; and (3) flows between the UK and the Republic of Ireland. This means that figures for years from 1991 onwards include all categories of migrants and therefore represent total international migration, while figures for years prior to 1991 exclude certain categories of migration.
2. The estimates for years from 1991 onwards are compiled using the following main sources of migration data in addition to the IPS: Home Office data on asylum seekers and their dependants, 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, for example, as students or on the basis of marriage; and estimates of migration between the UK and the Irish Republic.

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