No to 70 MillionNo to 70 Million The Implications of Current Levels of The Implications of Current Levels of MigrationMigration

UK Population TodayUK Population TodayThe UK population in 2011 was

63 millionGovernment forecasts project

that this will hit 70 million by 2027

Of this increase, 68% will be the result of immigration

Population Projections Population Projections

Net Migration to the UK on Net Migration to the UK on an entirely new scale…an entirely new scale…

Public OpinionPublic Opinion

Immigration to the UK by Immigration to the UK by ReasonReason

Asylum 1991-2011 – No longer a Asylum 1991-2011 – No longer a problem in terms of numbersproblem in terms of numbers

Implications for Projected Implications for Projected Household FormationHousehold Formation

Migration accounts for over a third of projected additional future household formation, requiring 200 houses to be built every day for the next 20 years…

Balanced Migration – In a Balanced Migration – In a NutshellNutshellBalanced Migration would seek to

bring the number of immigrants into line with the number of emigrants

The main change would be to control the number of non-EU migrants who are given the right to settle permanently in the United Kingdom

Balanced Migration – What it Balanced Migration – What it is notis notBalanced Migration…

◦ Does not require the United Kingdom to leave the European Union

◦ Does not mean that the United Kingdom would have to stop offering refuge for genuine asylum seekers

◦ Does not prevent employers from bringing in key staff from outside the European Union

The Benefits of Balanced The Benefits of Balanced MigrationMigration Balances the need for a competitive economy with the

costs of a rapidly growing population Provides, as the House of Lords Economic Affairs

Committee recommended, a “reasoned target range for net immigration” to which immigration policies could be adjusted

Reduces pressure on the environment, NHS, schools and transport

Encourages British industry and commerce to train British workers

Improves the prospects for integrating newcomers into society

Reduces the drain of talented and educated people from the developing who need their skills more than we do

Sources and ReferencesSources and ReferencesPopulation Estimates - CensusHousehold Formation – English

Housing Survey 2008Public Opinion – Ipsos MORIImmigration Statistics – Migration

Statistics Quarterly Report August 2012

Asylum Applications including dependants – Home Office Statistics