HC Deb 04 May 1961 vol 639 cc1569-70
4. Mr. C. Osborne

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations which Commonwealth Governments have protested to him over the proposed restrictions of Commonwealth immigration into the United Kingdom; what were the grounds for their objections; what replies he has sent; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sandys

My hon. Friend's Question is based on a misapprehension. The Government have not put forward any proposals of this kind.

Mr. Osborne

Will my right hon. Friend say what reasonable grounds any Commonwealth Government could have, when those proposals are put forward, for objecting to our having restrictions on immigration into this country, since they all exercise the same sort of restraint in their own countries?

Mr. Sandys

Perhaps my hon. Friend will put that question down if, or when, the proposals are formulated.