Petition · past parliament
Publish the 'active' NI numbers issued to EU migrants ahead of the referendum.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
HMRC refuses to publish figures that are necessary to make an informed decision on June 23rd's referendum. ONS figures show 904,000 EU migrants have arrived in Britain since 2010, but officials have issued 2.2m national insurance numbers to EU migrants. I would like to know the 'active' numbers.
Up to 1.3million extra migrants are living in the UK, MPs claim
ONS figures show 904,000 EU migrants have arrived in Britain since 2010 but officials issued 2.2m national insurance numbers to EU migrants
"Officially", 257,000 EU nationals were said to have arrived last year, but 630,000 from the EU were given NI numbers. This includes 209,000 NI numbers given to Romanians and Bulgarians, despite only 55,000 officially settling here last year.
ONS figures show 904,000 EU migrants have arrived in Britain since 2010 but officials issued 2.2m national insurance numbers to EU migrants
"Officially", 257,000 EU nationals were said to have arrived last year, but 630,000 from the EU were given NI numbers. This includes 209,000 NI numbers given to Romanians and Bulgarians, despite only 55,000 officially settling here last year.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.