2.4 - From Russia With Love

Question 1

What is the value of investment in London by Russians?

Answer 1

• £27 bn
• invested into assets such as housing
• forms 0.5% of total European assets invested in London

Question 2

How is the UK tier based immigration policy structured?

Answer 2

• Tier 1: Highly skilled
• Tier 2: Skilled with job offer
• Tier 3: Low skilled
• Tier 4: Students

Question 3

What was the Act of Parliament 1948?

Answer 3

• opened up migration from former colonies
• allowed people free entry
• made to fulfil need for labour to rebuild post-war Britain

Question 4

WHen did the A8 accession occur?

Answer 4

• 2004

Question 5

List of countries in A8?

Answer 5

• Estonia
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Poland
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Hungary
• Czech Republic

Question 6

What happened in the 1970s?

Answer 6

• attitudes towards migration changed
• Brixton Race Riots
• large surge of migration as controls were introduced
• high levels of discrimination, leading into 90s eg. Stephen Lawrence

Question 7

What was the value of bonds and loans raised by Russian businesses in London?

Answer 7

• £250 billion
• 2004-2013
• UK banks benefitted as they charged fees of up to 3% of amounts borrowed

Question 8

What are the pull factors pulling Poles to Slough?

Answer 8

• pre existing Polish communities
• earning 4-5 times as much as on Poland
• 5% unemployment rate in England

Question 9

What are the push factors pushing people from Poland?

Answer 9

• 18.2% unemployment rate
• 40% in rural areas

Question 10

What allows Poles to travel easily between UK and Poland?

Answer 10

• Wizz Air and Ryanair create cheap transport link

Question 11

What problems has Slough had with international migration?

Answer 11

• 2001 census showed that funding was insufficient to support growing population
  
  • council tax had to be increased to make up £15 million deficit
• each new pupil costs £5,500 per year
• £70m allocated for 13,000 more pupils

Question 12

How has Slough benefitted from international migration?

Answer 12

• Poles contribute 3 times what British do through taxes
• helps council

Question 13

What issues are faced by migrant workers?

Answer 13

• some are paid very little, around £1.50 per hour
  
  • minimum wage is £8.72 per hour
• are given cash in hand, thus income tax is not paid, government benefits may not reach them as a result
• health and safety is poor