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25/08/2011
Immigration Rises By A Fifth
Net migration to the UK rose by 21% in the last year, with 239,000 more people arriving in the country than those leaving, the latest official figures have revealed.
This compares to 198,000 in 2009, undermining the Government's pledge to reduce the number of immigrants to "tens of thousands" by 2015.
The figures from the Office of National Statistics showed that the number of people arriving in the UK to take up a definite job fell to 110,000, while the total number leaving the UK to take up work elsewhere also fell to 179,000.
However, the number of work visas issued and admissions for work rose slightly to 161,000 and 163,00, respectively.
The number of applications for asylum also rose last year, with 4,800 applications between April and June. The ONS said that this was mainly due to applications from Pakistan and Libya.
Matt Cavanagh, Associate Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research, said: "Politicians shouldn't promise what they can't deliver, particularly on immigration. Before the election, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats said immigration was out of control; afterwards, they said they would cut it dramatically. Neither was true."
(KMcA/BMcC)
This compares to 198,000 in 2009, undermining the Government's pledge to reduce the number of immigrants to "tens of thousands" by 2015.
The figures from the Office of National Statistics showed that the number of people arriving in the UK to take up a definite job fell to 110,000, while the total number leaving the UK to take up work elsewhere also fell to 179,000.
However, the number of work visas issued and admissions for work rose slightly to 161,000 and 163,00, respectively.
The number of applications for asylum also rose last year, with 4,800 applications between April and June. The ONS said that this was mainly due to applications from Pakistan and Libya.
Matt Cavanagh, Associate Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research, said: "Politicians shouldn't promise what they can't deliver, particularly on immigration. Before the election, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats said immigration was out of control; afterwards, they said they would cut it dramatically. Neither was true."
(KMcA/BMcC)
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