HC Deb 12 December 1929 vol 233 cc677-8W
Mr. D. G. SOMERVILLE

asked the President of the Board of Trade if, taking the American quota of permitted British emigrants as 65,000, he will state the number of emigrants to America from this country in each of the last six months?

Mr. W. GRAHAM

The number of British subjects who were recorded as leaving permanent residence in the United Kingdom to take up permanent residence in the United States in each month from May to October, 1929, was as follows:

May 2,345
June 1,329
July 1,562
August 3,221
September 3,647
October 4,131

The figure for November is not yet available. It may be added that the quota for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is 65,721 for the year ending 30th June, 1930, covers all persons born in those countries entering the United States no matter from what country,and that in fact the movement of such persons from Canada is considerable and may exceed the direct movement.