The Impact of Immigration on Maternity Services in England
Summary 1 Between 2000 and 2010 births in England increased by over 114,000 – from 572,826 to 687,007. Immigration has been the key factor fuelling this increase: three quarters of the increase in births was to women born outside the UK. Overall, in 2010, over a quarter of all live births in England were to […]
Foreign Nationals Occupy 1 in 5 of London’ Social Housing | Migration Watch UK
Figures just obtained from the Office of National Statistics show that foreign national families live in over 350,000 council and housing association properties in the capital while British nationals occupy 1.5 million. That is just under 20% of the entire stock of social homes which are occupied by those who have not been here long […]
NHS Risks Becoming ‘World Health Service’ as Lax Controls are Admitted | Migration Watch UK
The Government has admitted that access to the NHS for anyone outside the UK and EU is so lax that, say campaigners, it leaves it wide open to abuse. In a written Parliamentary reply, Simon Burns MP, the Minister of State for Health, confirmed that there is no formal requirement for anyone to provide documentation […]
The Allocation of Social Housing to Foreign Nationals in London
The proportion of social housing in London being allocated to foreign nationals may well be much higher than the public has been led to believe. That is the conclusion of a paper issued today by think-tank Migrationwatch. When this issue last received public attention in 2009, the IPPR produced a report for the Equality and Human Rights […]
Who is being allocated social housing in London?
Summary 1. London has long waiting lists for social housing which have grown by 60% in the past eight years. 2. Priority for social housing is given to those declared technically “homeless” or those living in overcrowded conditions. 3. The impact of immigration is downplayed or denied. 4. Official data is available on the nationality […]
The Allocation of Social Housing to Foreign Nationals in London | Migration Watch UK
The proportion of social housing in London being allocated to foreign nationals may well be much higher than the public has been led to believe. That is the conclusion of a paper issued today by think-tank Migrationwatch. When this issue last received public attention in 2009, the IPPR produced a report for the Equality and Human Rights […]
Who is being allocated social housing in London?
Summary 1. London has long waiting lists for social housing which have grown by 60% in the past eight years. 2. Priority for social housing is given to those declared technically “homeless” or those living in overcrowded conditions. 3. The impact of immigration is downplayed or denied. 4. Official data is available on the nationality […]
Boris Advertises Foreign Access to the National Health Service | Migration Watch UK
A new booklet issued by the Mayor of London detailing how groups including illegal immigrants and foreign visitors can access the NHS – whether or not they are entitled to use it – has been branded an ‘absolute disgrace’ by think-tank Migration Watch UK, which is demanding its immediate recall. It is estimated that there are […]
The NHS and Migrant Labour
Summary 1 The health and social work sector employs one in seven of all immigrants in the UK, and was the biggest employer of migrants between 2002 and 2008; many originated in less developed countries with much poorer and under resourced health care systems. 2 A principal ethical concern is that, while migratory flows of […]
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 […]