HC Deb 29 April 1968 vol 763 cc114-5W
71. Sir T. Beamish

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the approximate number of emigrants from the United Kingdom to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the United States of America, shown separately, for each year since 1945 to the latest available date, giving his estimate for recent years for which final figures are not available; and if he will estimate the figures for 1968 on the assumption that the present trend will continue.

Mr. Ennals

The Registrar General has supplied the following approximate figures for 1946–1967. No estimates for the year 1968 are available:

72. Sir T. Beamish

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the approximate number of emigrants from the United Kingdom to each of the British territories and former British territories in Africa, shown separately, for each year since 1945, giving his estimate for recent years for which final figures are not available; and if he will estimate the figures

(Thousands)
1964 1965 1966 1967
Southern Rhodesia 17 2 1 1
Other African countries* (excluding South Africa) 15 16 16
South Africa 15 13 14 15
* Ghana, Kenya, Malawi Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

Sir T. Beamish

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the approximate total number of emigrants from the United Kingdom for each year since 1945 to the latest available date.

Mr. Ennals

The Registrar General has supplied the following estimated figures for 1959 to 1967. Reliable estimates are not available for the years before 1959:

(thousands)
1959 277
1960 305
1961 282
1962 289
1963 374
1964 306
1965 312
1966 328
1967 301