Lord Freud corrected a written answer on National Insurance: Foreign Nationals

6 November 2014 · Lords written answer · Department for Work and Pensions

Lord Laird (Non-affiliated, Life peer) asked written question HL2129 on 15 October 2014. Lord Freud answered on 22 October 2014 for the Department for Work and Pensions, and Lord Freud corrected the answer on 6 November 2014. The corrected text adds the figures 1,138,593, 123,590, 131,525, 139,390, 148,389, 158,953, which the original did not give. Altogether 374 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign nationals have been given national insurance numbers in the last eight quarters; how many were given numbers in total in those two years; and what were the top 20 nationalities of those given national insurance numbers in the last two years.

Original and corrected answer

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The information requested for the number of foreign nationals registered for national insurance numbers is published and available at: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|	The information requested for the number of foreign nationals registered for national insurance numbers is published and available at: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm The number National Insurance numbers registered to foreign nationals in the last 8 quarters and the total number registered in the two year period from July 2012 to June 2014 is shown in Table 1. The top 20 nationalities for those registered with a National Insurance number in the same two year period is in Table 2. Table 1: Number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK, by quarter for the last two years. Jul-12 to Sep-12 \| 123,590 Oct-12 to Dec-12 \| 139,390 Jan-13 to Mar-13 \| 178,372 Apr-13 to Jun-13 \| 131,525 Jul-13 to Sep-13 \| 148,389 Oct-13 to Dec-13 \| 158,953 Jan-14 to Mar-14 \| 164,432 Apr-14 to Jun-14 \| 93,945 Total \| 1,138,593 Table 2: Total number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK for the top 20 nationalities in the last 2 years. Poland (Joined EU in 2004) \| 188,046 Spain \| 88,388 Romania (Joined EU in 2007) \| 81,122 Italy \| 74,374 India \| 56,694 Portugal \| 50,257 Rep of Lithuania (Joined EU in 2004) \| 45,950 Hungary (Joined EU in 2004) \| 45,450 France \| 41,920 Bulgaria (Joined EU in 2007) \| 31,580 Rep of Ireland \| 30,604 Pakistan \| 25,979 Rep of Latvia (Joined EU in 2004) \| 22,845 Slovak Rep (Joined EU in 2004) \| 22,361 China Peoples Rep \| 21,910 Australia \| 20,788 Germany \| 20,423 Nigeria \| 19,965 Greece \| 17,260 USA \| 16,767 Source: Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions Notes: 1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data. 2. A change to the process of recording NINos during the quarter April-June 2014, means that the volume of NINo registrations recorded are lower in this quarter than would otherwise be the case (estimated to be around 15% - 25% lower in the quarter April - June 2014 and 2% - 5% lower for the year to June 2014). Therefore, comparisons of NINo registrations over time for the latest periods (quarterly and annually) should be viewed with caution. The process issues impact all nationalities i.e. the impact is not skewed to migrants from specific countries. 3. Registration date is derived from the date at which a NINo is maintained on the National Insurance Recording and Pay as you Earn System (NPS). 4. Data is available up to June 2014, which is the latest information available.

Original

Corrected

The information requested for the number of foreign nationals registered for national insurance numbers is published and available at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm
The number National Insurance numbers registered to foreign nationals in the last 8 quarters and the total number registered in the two year period from July 2012 to June 2014 is shown in Table 1.
The top 20 nationalities for those registered with a National Insurance number in the same two year period is in Table 2.
Table 1: Number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK, by quarter for the last two years.
Jul-12 to Sep-12
| 123,590
Oct-12 to Dec-12
| 139,390
Jan-13 to Mar-13
| 178,372
Apr-13 to Jun-13
| 131,525
Jul-13 to Sep-13
| 148,389
Oct-13 to Dec-13
| 158,953
Jan-14 to Mar-14
| 164,432
Apr-14 to Jun-14
| 93,945
Total
| 1,138,593
Table 2: Total number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK for the top 20 nationalities in the last 2 years.
Poland (Joined EU in 2004)
| 188,046
Spain
| 88,388
Romania (Joined EU in 2007)
| 81,122
Italy
| 74,374
India
| 56,694
Portugal
| 50,257
Rep of Lithuania (Joined EU in 2004)
| 45,950
Hungary (Joined EU in 2004)
| 45,450
France
| 41,920
Bulgaria (Joined EU in 2007)
| 31,580
Rep of Ireland
| 30,604
Pakistan
| 25,979
Rep of Latvia (Joined EU in 2004)
| 22,845
Slovak Rep (Joined EU in 2004)
| 22,361
China Peoples Rep
| 21,910
Australia
| 20,788
Germany
| 20,423
Nigeria
| 19,965
Greece
| 17,260
USA
| 16,767
Source: Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions
Notes:
1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data.
2. A change to the process of recording NINos during the quarter April-June 2014, means that the volume of NINo registrations recorded are lower in this quarter than would otherwise be the case (estimated to be around 15% - 25% lower in the quarter April - June 2014 and 2% - 5% lower for the year to June 2014). Therefore, comparisons of NINo registrations over time for the latest periods (quarterly and annually) should be viewed with caution. The process issues impact all nationalities i.e. the impact is not skewed to migrants from specific countries.
3. Registration date is derived from the date at which a NINo is maintained on the National Insurance Recording and Pay as you Earn System (NPS).
4. Data is available up to June 2014, which is the latest information available.

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