MW255 : Immigration and the Demand for Water in England | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 Population increase is one of the key drivers influencing the demand for water. The additional 6.3 million people who are expected to live in England over the next 25 years as a result, directly or indirectly, of net international migration, could increase the demand for water by almost 850 million litres a day […]
The Latest Net Migration Figures | Migration Watch UK
The latest net migration figure (to June 2011) is 250,000. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “These figures are disappointing. They show that the immigration super tanker has been brought to a halt but massive efforts by the government will be essential if their manifesto promise is to be kept. For example, the […]
Two Thirds of Births in London are to a Foreign Born Parent | Migration Watch UK
Today it was revealed, in response to a parliamentary question from the Rt. Hon. Nicholas Soames MP, Co-Chairman of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, that in 2010 two thirds of all births in London are to parents where one or both are foreign born. This rises to 84% in Newham and 81% in Westminster. […]
ONS Population Projections | Migration Watch UK
Today, the ONS released further population projections based on varying net migration estimates. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green said: “These latest official projections underline the huge importance of the government keeping to its promise to get net migration down below 100,000. Even at 100,000 these figures show that our population will reach 70 million in less than 25 years with […]
MW248 : Public opinion on immigration | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. A paper that casts doubt on the strength of public opinion on immigration has been embraced by the immigration lobby[1]. However, the opinion survey on which it was based bore no relation to the policy measures actually proposed by the government. Detail 2. The Migration Observatory report “Thinking behind the Numbers – Understanding […]
MW243 : UK Population Projections – How to stay below 70 million | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Only a significant reduction in net migration to below 40,000 a year will stabilise the UK’s population at below 70 million. UK Population Projections 2. The graph below shows the UK recorded population[1] for the last one hundred years and the projected population out to 2061[2] at different levels of net migration. 3. The UK […]
Think-Tank had Immigration Figures Spot on Almost 10 Years Ago | Migration Watch UK
Figures just out show that the number of migrants coming to Britain in the decade ending next year was correctly predicted by think tank Migration Watch – almost 10 years ago. In 2002 the then newly launched organisation warned that “on current trends we can now expect a net inflow to Britain of at least […]
ONS Data Confirms UK Population to Hit 80 Million by 2056 | Migration Watch UK
Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “ONS data todays confirms the shocking fact that the UK population is projected to hit 80 million by 2056, overtaking Germany in the process – despite having far less space – to become the most populous nation in the EU. We must get net migration down […]
93% of immigrants come to England – the sixth most crowded country in the world | Migration Watch UK
93% of immigrants to the UK live in England. That is the conclusion of research by Migration Watch UK. Of the 7.1 million foreign born people living in the UK, 6.6 million live in England. As for the latest projections for population growth, 86% is expected to occur in England. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of […]
MW242 : Population Densities and Immigration | Migration Watch UK
1. The most recent ONS statistics show that there are an estimated 7.1 million non-UK born people resident in the UK[1] of whom 6.6 million or 93% live in England; they comprise 13% of the population. 2. By contrast, in Scotland there are only an estimated 326,000 foreign born migrants who make up 6% of the […]