Question follow-through · 121576

Fiscal Policy: Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an internal (a) estimate and (b) similar type of projection for the net fiscal impact of immigrants in the UK over their lifetimes since July 2024.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an internal (a) estimate and (b) similar type of projection for the net fiscal impact of immigrants in the UK over their lifetimes since July 2024.

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Migration Advisory Committee has produced an assessment of the lifetime fiscal impact of migrants in the UK, available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6938108633c7ace9c4a41e42/ The_Fiscal_Impact_of_Immigration_Final__1_.pdfFurther...

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