HC Deb 04 March 1965 vol 707 cc297-8W
Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the net immigration figures for the

1962 1963 1964
July-Dec. Jan-June July-Dec. Jan.-June July-Dec.
Number admitted as
(a) voucher holders* 5,121 9,559 20,566 7,186 7,519
(b) students 12,596 5,434 13,050 5,692 14,426
(c) dependants 8,832 10,413 15,821 14,842 22,618
(d) visitors 99,903 82,966 105,024 94,030 120,532
(e) all others (principally "returning residents") 56,964 41,455 61,449 48,021 71,729
(1) Total admitted 183,416 149,827 215,910 169,777 236,824
(2) Number embarked 180,913 117,807 181,930 120,622 210,480
(3) Net balance (difference between (l) and (2)) + 2,503 + 32,020 + 33,980 + 49,155 + 26,344
* It is not possible to say how many were in each of categories A, B and C.

Mr. Aubrey Jones

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many holders of Ministry of Labour vouchers from Commonwealth countries were admitted to the United Kingdom in each of the two calendar years 1963 and 1964; how many in each year held respectively vouchers A, B and C; and how many of these were from India, Pakistan and the West Indian islands, respectively;

(2) how many dependants accompanying or coming to join the head of the household were admitted to the United Kingdom during each of the two calendar

From 1963 1964
Total number admitted Holders of Ministry of Labour vouches† Dependants Others admitted for settlement Total number admitted Holders of Ministry of Labour vouches† Dependants Others admitted for settlement
The whole Commonwealth 365,737 30,125 26,234 3,447 406,601 14,705 37,460 3,735
India 42,109 8,366 6,616 501 44,468 3,828 8,770 435
Pakistan 29,573 13,526 3,304 261 27,266 3,296 7,046 180
West Indian Islands* 23,717 1,893 7,089 949 31,291 2,452 10,476 1,333
* Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and the Leeward and Windward Islands.
† It is not possible to show separately holders of vouchers issued in categories A, B and C.

six-month periods July-December, 1962, January-June, 1963, July-December, 1963, January-June, 1964, and July-December, 1964, showing the number entering under Category A, B and C vouchers, numbers of students, dependants and visitors, respectively.

Mr. George Thomas

Following are figures for Commonwealth citizens subject to control under the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962:

years 1963 and 1964; and how many of these were from India, Pakistan and the West Indian islands, respectively;

(3) how many persons other than dependants accompanying or coming to join the head of the household from the Commonwealth were admitted to the United Kingdom during each of the two calendar years 1963 and 1964; and how many of these were from India, Pakistan and the West Indian islands, respectively.

Sir F. Soskice

Following are the figures for admissions under the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962: