§ Mr. J. Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the total number of immigrants in each of the years 1946 to 1951 inclusive; and what was the total number of the immigration staff employed in each of these years.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeThe United Kingdom is not a country of immigration and foreigners are normally admitted on
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Year Visitors Others Total Immigration Staff 1946 … … 216,127 95,805 311,932 282 1947 … … 410,366 153,003 563,369 302 1948 … … 489,774 167,887 657,661 306 1949 … … 504,706 141,022 645,728 305 1950 … … 556,088 142,422 698,510 325 1951 … … 606,823 161,136 767,959 333 a temporary basis, and not as immigrants, in the first instance. The following figures for foreigners passing through the immigration controls in the years 1946 to 1951 distinguish between (i) holiday and business visitors and (ii) other foreigners admitted for periods of varying length or returning after temporary absence abroad. The figures for immigration staff represent the average number employed in each year.