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| Eastern European migration falls | Eastern European migration falls |
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| The number of immigrants entering the UK from Central and Eastern Europe has continued to fall, according to the latest figures. | The number of immigrants entering the UK from Central and Eastern Europe has continued to fall, according to the latest figures. |
| Provisional numbers from the Office for National Statistics suggest the number of people from these countries fell by a third in the year to June 2009. | Provisional numbers from the Office for National Statistics suggest the number of people from these countries fell by a third in the year to June 2009. |
| There were 68,000 new arrivals from the new European Union states, compared with 100,000 in the year to June 2008. | There were 68,000 new arrivals from the new European Union states, compared with 100,000 in the year to June 2008. |
| Figures show there was little change in long-term immigration or emigration. | Figures show there was little change in long-term immigration or emigration. |
| The statistics also show that the number of asylum seekers has fallen significantly for the second quarter. | The statistics also show that the number of asylum seekers has fallen significantly for the second quarter. |
| In the three months until the end of 2009, there were 4,765 asylum applications, down 30% on the same period of 2008. | In the three months until the end of 2009, there were 4,765 asylum applications, down 30% on the same period of 2008. |
| The number of unauthorised migrants who were either deported or voluntarily left the UK in 2009 was 64,750 - about 3,000 less than in the previous year. | |
| Polish decline | |
| Other figures show that the number of people seeking British citizenship rose by almost a third in the last quarter of 2009, reaching 51,315. Almost 45,000 people who had applied were granted a British passport over the same three months. | Other figures show that the number of people seeking British citizenship rose by almost a third in the last quarter of 2009, reaching 51,315. Almost 45,000 people who had applied were granted a British passport over the same three months. |
| The government uses a variety of statistics to monitor immigration rates, including the Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) which counts economic migrants from eight central and eastern European members of the EU. | |
| There were 28,495 WRS applications in the last quarter of the year - down slightly on the previous year - and almost half the rate in the last three months of 2007. | |
| The number of approved workers from Poland fell to 12,125, down from 16,970 in the previous year - but that was offset by a rise in applications from Latvian and Lithuanian workers. | |
| Separate figures for the number of National Insurance numbers - meaning people who are probably employed and paying tax - show there were 186,000 issued for central and Eastern European workers in the year to June 2009. | |
| That was 36% down than the previous year. The Office for National Statistics said the number of numbers issued to these EU workers has continued to fall since then. |