NATIONAL INSURANCE (PERSONS OVERSEAS) (Hansard, 25 May 1949)

§ Mr. Janner

asked the Minister of National Insurance how many people in overseas territories are in receipt of old age and widows' pensions paid by his Department; and how many people overseas are subscribers to our National Insurance scheme at the present time.

EMIGRANTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TRAVELLING DIRECT BY SEA TO CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND SOUTHERN RHODESIA
January, 1946—March, 1949
(Figures to the nearest thousand)
Future Permanent Residence	Number of British Emigrants	Ages of British Migrants from the United Kingdom to all destinations outside Europe and the Mediterranean area. (See Note (iv))
					Males
Canada	…	…	…	115,000	Under 18 years	58,000
					18–29	44,000
Australia	…	…	…	67,000	30–44	55,000
					Over 45	33,000
New Zealand	…	…	…	21,000	TOTAL	190,000
South Africa	…	…	…	70,000	Females
					Under 18 years	65,000
Southern Rhodesia (see Note (iii))	…	…	…	5,000	18–29	102,000
					30–44	75,000
					Over 45	53,000
					TOTAL	295,000
TOTAL	…	…	…	278,000	TOTAL	485,000
(i) Since January, 1949, Newfoundland figures are again being recorded with those for Canada.
(ii) Residence for a year or more is treated as permanent residence for the purpose of this classification.
(iii) Separate statistics for Southern Rhodesia have been recorded only since January, 1948. Before that date they were included in those for South Africa.
(iv) Separate figures for the age groups of migrants going to the five Commonwealth countries named have not been recorded.
(v) The total figure of aliens emigrating from the United Kingdom to other countries of the Commonwealth in 1946–1948 inclusive is approximately 4,000; but separate totals by countries of destination for this period are not available. In the first quarter of 1949 there were 727 alien emigrants to the five Commonwealth countries named, mainly to Canada.

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