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Net migration to Britain hits new high of 336,000 Net migration to Britain hits new high of 336,000
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Annual net migration to Britain in June hit a new record level of 336,000, according to the Office for National Statistics.Annual net migration to Britain in June hit a new record level of 336,000, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The 82,000 rise in overall net migration was fuelled by a rise of 62,000 in immigration to 636,000 and a fall of 30,000 in emigration, according to the latest quarterly figures for the 12 months to June.The 82,000 rise in overall net migration was fuelled by a rise of 62,000 in immigration to 636,000 and a fall of 30,000 in emigration, according to the latest quarterly figures for the 12 months to June.
The net migration figure is the highest on record for the second quarter running and is 10,000 higher than the previous recorded peak in 2005 shortly after the former Communist states of Poland, Czech Republic and others joined the European Union.The net migration figure is the highest on record for the second quarter running and is 10,000 higher than the previous recorded peak in 2005 shortly after the former Communist states of Poland, Czech Republic and others joined the European Union.
The latest figures confirm that Britain’s is firmly in an era of mass migration and the government’s hopes of reducing net migration to the “tens of thousands” is as far away as ever. The pledge to reduce net migration below 100,000 was renewed by David Cameron shortly after the election in May. The latest figures confirm that Britain is firmly in an era of mass migration and the government’s hopes of reducing net migration to the “tens of thousands” is as far away as ever. The pledge to reduce net migration below 100,000 was renewed by David Cameron shortly after the election in May.
More details soon... They also show that so only 162 Syrian refugees have arrived under the government’s vulnerable persons relocation scheme in the 12 months to September, bringing the total under the scheme to 252. Only a small number of these refugees have arrived since David Cameron announced the intention to bring 20,000 to Britain under the scheme over the next four years.
There were 29,024 asylum applications in the 12 months to September, a rise of 18%, applying from Eritrea, Sudan and Iran. Some 2,402 were from Syria.
The rise in net migration was split between an increase of 42,000 from within the European Union and a rise of 36,000 in non-EU net migration.
The latest rise has been driven by a 53,000 rise in the numbers coming to work in Britain, with two-thirds having a definite job to go to. The latest employment figures show that in September there were 2 million EU nationals (excluding UK citizens) living in Britain, 324,000 higher than the previous year.
The numbers coming to study have remained relatively stable at 192,000.
The net migration figure of 336,000 for the 12 months to June 2015 is 3,000 higher than the 330,000 estimate for the 12 months to March 2015. ONS said that the figure for the quarter to March has been revised upwards to 336,000 giving a record level of net migration for the past two quarters.
The chancellor’s autumn statement on Britain’s finances are based on an annual net migration figure of 187,000 a year. The latest figures suggest this may be a significant underestimate, as will be their contribution of migration to economic growth.
Chai Patel, of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, responded to the record figures saying: ”Yet again David Cameron has failed to deliver on his ‘no ifs, no buts’ pledge to drive net migration down to the tens of thousands.
“One can’t help but think that some in his government are quietly cheering this failure as there can be no doubt that success in driving down migration would shatter George Osborne’s fragile economic recovery. The vast majority of people who are coming to the UK are here to work and are vital to our economic growth, and make a net contribution to our public services.”