White Paper on Immigration

HC Deb 04 November 1965 vol 718 cc219-20W

64. Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state in detail how the figures in the White Paper

at present undergoing full-time courses of higher or further education in Britain; and what are the comparative figures for 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964.

Mr. Denis Howell

The table below gives the number of full-time and sandwich students from Commonwealth countries, in higher and further education in Great Britain, for the autumn terms of the last four academic years. The figures for Scotland have been supplied by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland. Figures for the current academic term are not yet available.

on immigration were arrived at; and what consultations took place with local authorities, the Trades Union Congress, and the Employers' Confederation beforehand.

Mr. Gunter

The Government decided on the rate of issue of vouchers as part of its general policy, as set out in the White Paper on Immigration. As the White Paper made clear, there are two aspects to this policy, one relating to control on the entry of immigrants so that it does not outrun the country's capacity to absorb them, and the other relating to positive measures designed to secure for the immigrants and their children their rightful place in our society.