§ Miss Lestorasked the Secretary of State for the Social Services what was the total number of United Kingdom citizens who emigrated in each of the years 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1968; and to which Commonwealth countries 223W they emigrated, stating the numbers of emigrants involved in each case.
EMIGRATION OF UNITED KINGDOM CITIZENS* Thousands Country of destination Australia Canada New Zealand Africa† India, Pakistan and Ceylon West Indies Other Commonwealth countries Total Commonwealth Foreign countries Total 1964 … 74 27 14 10 4 3 7 140 62 202 1965 … 85 36 13 10 4 3 8 159 60 219 1966 … 80 57 14 11 2 4 6 173 57 230 1967 … 76 56 13 12 3 4 6 171 67 238 First three quarters 1968 56 27 4 9 1 2 4 105 52 157 * Estimates derived from the International Passenger Survey. An emigrant is defined as a person going overseas for a year or more. Traffic with the Republic of Ireland is excluded, † Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.