Economic impact of immigration examined
Immigration has become highly significant to the UK economy as immigrants now comprise 12% of the total workforce. In this Report, 'The Economic Impact of Immigration' (HL 82-I), the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs examines the impact of immigration on the UK economy.
Cancellation of asylum accommodation centre
reviewed
This National Audit Office Report,
‘The
Cancellation of Bicester Accommodation Centre’ (HC 1035), examines the
Government's decision in June 2005 to cancel plans for a new purpose-built
accommodation centre at Bicester, which was to have been built as part of a
pilot programme for people seeking asylum in the UK.
Economic impact of immigration revealed
This Report, 'The
Economic and Fiscal Impact of Immigration' (Cm. 7237), has been produced as
a cross-departmental submission to the inquiry being conducted by the House of
Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs into the economic impact of
immigration in the UK.
UK immigration statistics for 2006 released
The Immigration Research and Statistics Service (IRSS)
collects and published statistics on immigration control, enforcement,
citizenship and asylum as part of the National Statistics work programme.
In this Report
‘Control
of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 2006’ (Cm. 7197), the IRSS
publishes the results of its immigration and asylum research programme.
Highly skilled migrants immigration rights
examined
This Report
‘Highly
Skilled Migrants: Changes to Immigration Rules’ (HL 173/HC 993) examines
the changes made to the Immigration Rules in 2006, in the light of the impact
on the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme.
UK Immigration Statistics for 2005
Immigration control regulates the entry and refusal of
entry of passengers into the UK; the conditions of stay and any variations
following entry; settlement and deportation. In 2005 the estimated number of
international arrivals from outside the Common Travel Area rose by 5% while
asylum applications, excluding dependants, fell by 24%.