This seminar was held on 28 September 2006 at Aston University.
Improving migration and population statistics project
Roma Chappell, Office for National Statistics
The aims of the Improving Migration and Population Statistics project are to:
- Improve migration and population statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics.
- Avoid the problems of Census 2001 when there was a large difference (1.2 million) between the Census and the rolled-forward mid-year population estimates.
- Gain a better understanding of the causes of any difference that does occur.
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The future of ethnic diversity and the labour market in the West Midlands
Ludi Simpson, Reader in Social Statistics, Manchester University
Ludi attempted to clarify some of the conflicting claims about changing ethnic composition, which are often linked to social policies in education, housing, and neighbourhood development. The evidence relied heavily on trends from the last two censuses.
Ludi's presentation invited discussion on improving and updating intelligence about population change.
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The impacts of change on a wide range of issues including the demand for public services, housing and transport and the availability of labour for the economy
Donald Rintoul, Managing Economist with Experian Business Strategies
Migration is a crucial issue within the consideration of demography as it has a more immediate impact on regional population than natural change factors, such as birth, death and household formation, which tend to evolve more slowly.
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Implications for housing
Professor Alan Murie, University of Birmingham
Alan set the background to housing policy and recent trends and developments in the housing market generally and the West Midlands in particular. Against this background he discussed the implications for policy of the demographic changes referred to earlier in the day.
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Policy implications for health in a changing environment
Dr Jammi Rao, Deputy Regional Director, West Midlands Public Health Group
Jammi reviewed recent changes in the make up of the population, in particular the changing age structure and the ethnic mix. He drew on recent research to examine the implications of these changes for trends in public health indicators and for the health and care services.
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