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1650594

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date	05/07/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many UK citizens emigrated in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Please see the letter attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Wigley</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p> </p><p>11 July 2023</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Wigley,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking for an estimate of how many UK citizens emigrated in each of the last five years for which figures are available <strong>(HL9085)</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>The figures for British nationals emigrating out of the UK for the last five years are shown in Table 1 which is sourced from Figure 2 of our <em>Long-term international migration, provisional: year ending December 2022</em> bulletin [1] which was released in May.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of British nationals emigrating out of the UK, between 2018 and 2022</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>British</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YE Dec 2018</p></td><td><p>94,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YE Dec 2019</p></td><td><p>98,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YE Dec 2020</p></td><td><p>59,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YE Dec 2021</p></td><td><p>76,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YE Dec 2022</p></td><td><p>92,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Office for National Statistics</em></p><p> </p><p>Please note that these are currently our best estimates but are subject to change. This is because in September 2023 we will be updating our migration estimates across the previous decade as part of rebased population estimates to align with Census 2021. For more information, please see our <em>Provisional plans for publishing the latest population and migration estimates</em> [2].</p><p> </p><p>When accessing any of our files you may find it useful to read the 'notes, terms and conditions' contained within them.</p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingdecember2022#emigration-out-of-theuk" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingdecember2022#emigration-out-of-theuk</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/provisionalplansforpublishingthelatestpopulationandmigrationestimates" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/provisionalplansforpublishingthelatestpopulationandmigrationestimates</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 19/07/2023 16:55:17 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL9085 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1650595

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: EU Grants and Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what sums were received from the EU for economic, social and regional regeneration projects in each year since 2015–16 under programmes agreed prior to the UK's exit from the EU by (1) Wales and (2) the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s participation in European Structural &amp; Investment (ESI) Fund programmes (ERDF, ESF, EAFRD and EMFF 2014-2020) will conclude at the end of December 2023 in relation to commitments made before the end of the transition period. The UK is allocated and therefore due to receive a total of €16.4bn to be spent by 31 December 2023.</p><p>Allocations under these programmes, including those for Wales, are set out in the EU Structural and Investment Funds: UK Partnership Agreement – Part 1, Sections 1 and 2 (Revised 31 January 2020) (attached Table 1.6).</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 24/07/2023 10:55:07 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto attachment 1 file name UK Partnership Agreement Revised January 2020 Table 1.6.pdf title Structural and Investment Funds
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1650596

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what sums have been allocated to projects in each nation of the UK respectively under the levelling-up strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The Levelling Up programme is an ambitious programme of reform with an agenda to transform the United Kingdom and address this country's regional inequalities. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities run some dedicated funding programmes that help us achieve the missions set out in the Levelling Up White Paper, but they are only one part of a broader set of measures.</p><p>Our newer programmes are specifically UK-wide and as of July 2023 we allocated significant funding across the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Community Renewal Fund, Levelling Up Fund and Community Ownership Fund. This includes £4,720 million across England, £261 million across Northern Ireland, £612 million across Scotland and £963 million across Wales.</p><p>We are committed to setting aside at least £800 million in Levelling Up Funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland until 2024/25 and for the Community Ownership Fund we are committed to targeting a minimum of £4.3 million for Northern Ireland, £12.3 million for Scotland and £7.1 million for Wales over the lifetime of the fund up to March 2025.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 18/07/2023 15:45:56 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1650597

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what sums they have spent on supporting the steel industry in Wales in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Industrial sectors, including the steel sector in Wales, have been able to bid into Government funds worth hundreds of millions of pounds to support energy efficiency and decarbonisation. In February, we announced the British Industry Supercharger – decisive measures to reduce energy costs for energy intensive industries, including steel, in line with those charged across the world’s major economies. We have provided extensive energy costs relief to the steel sector since 2013, including through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. Steel producers will continue to receive support until 31 March 2024 through the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS).</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 18/07/2023 13:57:59 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1650598

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Avanti North West concerning the withdrawal of direct trains between London and the North Wales coast between 15 and 23 July; and what estimate they have made, if any, of the effect that this may have on tourist destinations in Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the impact of Network Rail engineering works. Avanti West Coast has kept the Department sighted on plans to mitigate the impact of the Network Rail works taking place between Rugby and Stafford (via Nuneaton) between 15 July and 23 July, which affect direct services between London and North Wales.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 11/07/2023 15:50:09 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1650599

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the annual number of overseas visitors to (1) the UK and (2) Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL9090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>In 2022, overseas residents made an estimated 31.2 million visits to the UK according to the Office for National Statistics. The ONS estimated a total of 686,000 visits to Wales for the same year.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 11/07/2023 11:29:39 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley