England 'has 92% of UK immigrants'

12 April 2012

England takes more than nine out of 10 immigrants who come to the UK, official figures have revealed.

Since 1991 more than 2,300,000 foreigners have moved to this country.

But of the four home nations, England absorbed the vast majority, taking 2,149,000, or 92%.

That is nearly 20 times as many as Scotland, despite the population of England being only 10 times larger.

Predictions of future numbers suggest an even greater imbalance.

They estimate England will account for 95% of the expected population increase across the UK by 2051, including seven million immigrants.

MPs Nicholas Soames and Frank Field, who uncovered the figures, accused ministers of "inaction".

The chairmen of the cross-party Balanced Migration group said: "This research shows that immigration is overwhelmingly an issue for England rather than other parts of the UK.

"The political establishment is in denial on immigration - even though it is of concern to nearly 80% of the population.

"If they are to reconnect with the people of England after the current political crisis, politicians must end their timidity, silence and inaction on this critical issue."

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy notice .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in