§ Mr. Rentonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement about the results of the special survey of Irish traffic carried out on behalf of his Department.
§ Mr. BrookeA sample survey of passengers travelling on air and sea routes between Great Britain and Ireland was carried out by the Social Survey Divi-
CITIZENS OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC (EXCLUDING CHILDREN UNDER 16) NOT PREVIOUSLYM RESIDENT∗ IN GREAT BRITAIN ENTERING TO TAKE OR SEEK EMPLOYMENT (Figures in thousands) (a) Classified by proposed duration of stay 0–13 weeks 14–52 weeks Uncertain Permanently Total Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women 8.4 2.5 11.1 4.5 8.5 4.8 10.9 7.9 38.9 19.7 (b) Classified by age and sex 16–25 26–35 367–45 46–55 56–65 Over 65 Not answered Total Men … 22.7 8.3 4.4 2.7 .5 .2 .1 38.9 Women … 15.7 1.9 1.2 .7 .2 — — 19.7 Total … 38.4 10.2 5.6 3.4 .7 .2 .1 58.6
CITIZENS OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC (EXCLUDING CHILDREN UNDER 16) LEAVING GREAT BRITAIN AFTER A PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT OF LESS THAN 52 WEEKS (Figures in thousands) (a) Classified by duration of stay 0–13 weeks 14–52 weeks Total Men Women Men Women Men Women 10.7 3.3 9.4 3.9 20 1 7.2 (b) Classified by age and sex 16–25 26–35 36–45 46–55 56–65 Over 65 Not answered Total Men … 11 .1 4.5 2.6 1.5 .4 — — 20.1 Women … 4.4 1.2 .9 .4 .1 .1 .1 7.2 Total … 15.5 5.7 3.5 1.9 .5 .1 .1 27.3 In addition, 11,900 citizens of the Irish Republic who had been resident* and employed in Great Britain left for the Irish Republic with the intention of staying there permanently. *For the purpose of the survey a resident was defined as someone who had lived in Great Britain for the preceding fifty-two weeks.