I suspect more Labour fraud. Are all those who were quickly given a passport after just five years in the country included in this 1.1 million? I strongly suspect not: they are probably counted as nationals. A million people were also given passports in Labour's ten year period.

John Jones, Battle, England

for a man who used to champion Mugabe and his regime in Zimbabwe presumably Hain is used to admitting his mistakes. Please could Hain go back to South Africa - and swiftly, he may actually be wanted there.

HG, swindon, Wilts

Shouldn't Hain be allowed to return to the only job he appears to have been moderately successful at , i.e. digging up sports pitches.

B. J. Carroll, Hong Kong, China

Peter Hain should have asked migration watch, they could tell him as they've been counting, we should put migration watch in power as they are on the ball, unlike the unelected government,
The government figures are wrong anyway, they're about 3 million out. Smiling Hain shoud get his act together.

preddo53, leeds, UK

as a former champion of Mugabe, and his regime in Zimbabwe, presumably Hain is used to making mistakes. Hain should return to his native South Africa - swiftly, he may actually be wanted there.

HG, swindon, Wilts

So is Mr Hain going to resign or indeed get the sack for being incompetent? I suppose this is the same limp wristed apology we have had for the Iraq war! When are they ever going to take responsibility for their departments and when do we hold to account these 'Untouchables'.

Craig Musgrove, Llandudno, Wales

How long have these cretins known of this information?
Did they know before Brown lost his nerve on a election?
How many more figures are missing or inaccurate?
There is no doubt that this government is inept, without trust, honesty or honor.
The 'enriching' of Britain has to stop but the Philbyites are not the people to do it.

Nigel Graham-Miller, Valencia, Spain

Figures given in good faith?

Dear Mr Hain - you may rest assured that you can say what you like "..in good faith.." - I still would not believe it. New Labour = Serial Liars

Alastair Cannon, Bracknell, England

This is all fiddlesticks-Bulgarian and Romanian people entering the UK do not even need to show a passport-an ID card will suffice-therefore no swiping of card and therefore no recvord of their visit.And whose idea was this? The barmy Border and Immigration Agency-aka Work Permits UK-AKA the Home Office!

Peter, Belfast

PETER MAC HUGH, Belfast,

The 'error' seems well within normal tolerances, given that these are the same clowns responsible for predicting 'only' 15, 000 migrant workers were expected from the new member states of the EU. That around 600,000 arrived is apparently not a problem. This morning, on Radio 4, Keith Vaz appeared disappointed that restrictions were to be applied to Rumanian and Bulgarian workers who wish to come here. Understandable, given that perhaps only a handful intended coming to the UK.

m collins, Leeds, England

Alright, so you were wrong in your estimates. But what are you doing about it? Everyone involved insists that there ' are lessons to be learned' - the classic response to try and get off the hook! Almost a third of our residents are trying to get out of this country and so, in a few years time, you'll be working directly for illegal immigrants. The problem is that you'll have no tax revenues to support your grasping life style.

trevorjd, Torbay, UK

They said 13000 would come in, but this turned out to be 600,000.

If they say 300,000 that means...so many I need my calculator!

Helena, Zaragoza,

A director in industry who mislead their shareholders, would be expected to resign. Surely an MP who's equivalent stakeholders are the voters should resign. The rules and principles should be the same.

andrew, blackburn, uk

Could someone ask the Minister how many migrant workers are 'self-employed' (and don't show up on the DWP statistics) and can he say for each 'migrant worker' how many 'dependants' each brings in?

CMayer, London, UK

Sums up this goverment: don't know and don't care.

John, Shefford, UK

Labour are well known for their lies so 300,000 is the tip of a lying iceberg. This is the 'revised lie' for employed people what I would like to see is the figure for foreign natinals living here and claiming benefits.

David Thijm, Storubridge, UK

so hain got it wrong, what a surprise!

Phil Barnes, preston, england

Whats 300,000 amongst friends.

Kevin, Birmingham, United Kingdom