§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many male Commonwealth immigrants who entered this country for the purpose of marrying female residents failed to marry; and in how many cases the marriage was dissolved or annulled;
247W(2) how many men were allowed to enter this country, or were allowed to remain here, as Commonwealth immigrants intending to marry women residents here in each of the years since 1962; and what were their countries of origin;
(3) how many unmarried women over the age of 16 years were allowed to enter
COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS ADMITTED FOR MARRIAGE 1968† 1965 1966 1967 Men Women Total India … … 138 795 1,411 1,496 1,242 2,738 West Indies … … 286 564 455 45 202 247 Other Commonwealth countries * … … 100 566 842 135 471 606 TOTAL … … 524 1,925 2,708 1,676 1,915 3,591 * India and the West Indies are the only countries from which significantly large numbers have come. † Separate figures for men and women are available only for 1968.