§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of Commonwealth immigrants, coloured and white, respectively, admitted during each year from 1960 to 1966; and what were the corresponding numbers of coloured and white or Commonwealth United Kingdom citizens who emigrated permanently during each of these years.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsStatistics are not kept on the basis of race or colour.
Estimates of the net balance of immigration from Commonwealth territories in the Caribbean, Asia, East and West Africa and the Mediterranean before 1st July 1962 are as follows:
1960 … … … 57,700 1961 … … … 136,400 1962 … … … 94,900 (to 30th June) The net balance of immigration of Commonwealth citizens subject to Part I of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 was as follows:
Canada, Australia and New Zealand Other Commonwealth territories 1962 (from 1st July) —6,182 8,685 1963 8,951 57,049 1964 13,382 62,117 1965 10,402 53,417 1966 4,395 46,953 The minus sign denotes a net outward movement.
As to emigration, the Registrar General has made the following estimates:
Emigrants with other Commonwealth passports Emigrants with United Kingdom passports To Canada, Australia and New Zealand To other Commonwealth territories To foreign countries 1964 … 202,000 11,000 15,000 3,000 1965 … 222,000 12,000 18,000 6,000 1966 … 230,000 13,000 17,000 3,000 Corresponding figures are not available for earlier years.
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§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the total number of Commonwealth immigrants admitted in each calendar year since 1962 was represented by voucher holders, dependants and students, respectively.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsDisregarding visitors for less than three months, passengers in transit and persons returning to the United Kingdom from temporary absence abroad, the percentages are as follows:
voucher-holders Dependants Students 1963 … … 28.8 25.1 17.7 1964 … … 14.4 36.6 19.6 1965 … … 13.3 42.4 14.4 1966 … … 5.9 45.0 14.8