Social Housing and Migration in England
Key Findings Demand for Housing 1. Net migration leads to an increase in demand for housing, reflected in projected household formation. 2. The three main types of housing provided in the UK are: owner occupier, private rented accommodation, and social housing, provided by local authorities or other ‘social landlords’. The ability of migrants to access […]
Findings Of The Home Affairs Select Committee Into Student Visas
In response to the Committee’s press statement that the “over-hasty student visas policy could cost the economy £3.6 billion”, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: “This cost of £3.6 billion is deeply unconvincing. It rests on the assumption that none of the work currently being done by foreign students would be done by the […]
Findings of the Home Affairs Committee into Student Visas | Migration Watch UK
In response to the Committee’s press statement that the “over-hasty student visas policy could cost the economy £3.6 billion”, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: “This cost of £3.6 billion is deeply unconvincing. It rests on the assumption that none of the work currently being done by foreign students would be done by the […]
COMMENT: UK Border Agency Consultation into Family Migration | Migration Watch UK
In response to the consultation document into Family Migration published by the Minister for Immigration Mr Damian Green, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: “These measures are absolutely on the right lines. Obviously any British citizen has the right to marry anyone of their choosing, but the marriage must be genuine. It […]
Work permits – employers crying wolf? | Migration Watch UK
Statistics just published by the Home Office show that, in the first three months in which the cap on economic migration has been operating, less than half of the work permits available have been taken up by employers. 4,200 were available for the first month to cope with a possible rush and 1,500 are to be allocated […]
Forthcoming Speech from Iain Duncan Smith | Migration Watch UK
In response to a speech due to be made by Iain Duncan Smith this afternoon in which he stresses the need for tighter immigration controls as part of his efforts to get people back into work, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK comments: “Iain Duncan Smith is absolutely right. In the last ten years […]
Latest UK Population Estimates | Migration Watch UK
In response to today’s figuresreleased by the Office for National Statistics which show the highest annual growth rate of the UK population since 1962, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, comments: “These are astonishing figures. They are further evidence that the government must take urgent steps to get a grip of immigration which is […]
A Guide to Recent Research on the Economic Impact of Immigration on the UK | Migration Watch UK
Migration Watch UK today published a summary guide (Briefing Paper No 1.29) to the latest research. It covers: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per head Employment Wages Budgetary impact And includes useful quotes (and urls) from: House of Lords Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Office for National Statistics (ONS) Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) […]
60th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention | Migration Watch UK
The following comment can be attributed to Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK. “The situation has changed beyond recognition since the Refugee Convention was signed 60 years ago. There is now widespread abuse. Over half of all applicants in the UK only claim when detected. Nearly two thirds (60%) of all cases decided in the last […]
Work Permit And Settlement
Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migrationwatch, and Scott Blinder of Oxford’s Migration Observatory debate the Home Office proposals for Work Permit and Settlement. Listen to the debate from 1.06 on BBC Radio 5Live’s iPlayer at http://bbc.in/lncYCM