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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:


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

InflowOutflowBalance
1979194.8188.56.2
1980173.4228.4-55.0
1981152.8232.3-79.5
1982201.0257.3-56.2
1983201.6184.217.4
1984200.9163.537.4
1985232.1173.758.4
1986250.3213.137.2
1987211.4209.12.2
1988216.0237.2-21.3
1989249.8205.444.3
1990266.8230.836.0
1991328.4285.043.5
1992267.6281.1-13.5
1993265.1266.3-1.2
1994314.4237.676.8
1995311.9236.575.4
1996317.8263.754.1
1997326.1279.246.8
1998390.3251.5138.8
1999453.8290.8163.0
2000483.4320.7162.8
2001479.6307.7171.8
2002512.8359.4153.4




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
20042.43
20032.28
20022.57

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:

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:


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

InflowOutflowBalance
197998.749.549.2
198088.957.231.7
198181.053.028.0
198285.859.825.9
198392.350.541.7
198486.151.334.8
198598.452.545.9
198694.268.226.0
198787.858.029.8
198899.370.328.9
1989114.261.253.0
1990123.765.258.6
1991166.577.589.0
1992131.487.643.9
1993135.077.357.7
1994155.870.984.9
1995166.863.0103.8
1996151.764.087.7
1997165.677.488.2
1998205.476.9128.6
1999270.893.0177.8
2000316.2102.6213.6
2001312.999.4213.5
2002355.4122.0233.4




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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