§ 24. Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the total numbers of immigrants admitted for permanent settlement during 1974, classified according to countries of origin, respectively.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonFollowing are the figures. For the whole of 1974 they are not yet available.
ADMISSIONS FOR SETTLEMENT ON ARRIVAL JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 1974 Commonwealth citizens: Associated States 150 Australia 556 Bangladesh 630 Barbados 70 Canada 199 Cyprus 114 Ghana 63 *Gibraltar — Guyana 68 Hong Kong 919 India 3,115 Jamaica 816 Kenya 944 Malaysia 39 Malta 72 Mauritius 122 New Zealand 292 Nigeria 113 Rhodesia 2 Sierra Leone 2 Singapore 38 Sri Lanka 157 Tanzania 129 Trinidad and Tobago 55 Uganda 136 Zambia 55 United Kingdom passport holders 8,114 All other Commonwealth countries and territories 122 TOTAL 17,092 466W
Foreign nationals: Arab Republic of Egypt 7 Argentine 7 Austria 25 *Belgium — Brazil 16 Chile 13
Foreign nationals China 3 Colombia 10 Cuba 3 Czechoslovakia 12 *Denmark — Finland 28 *France — German Democratic Republic 3 *Germany (Federal Republic) — Greece 17 Hungary 27 Indonesia 3 Iran 7 Iraq 6 Israel 18 *Italy — Japan 13 *Luxembourg — Mexico 7 *Netherlands — Norway 94 Pakistan 2,723 Peru 4 Poland 57 Portugal 52 Romania 12 South Africa 123 Spain 107 Sweden 176 Switzerland 42 Turkey 8 USA. 573 USSR 9 Venezuela 2 Yugoslavia 17 Other foreign countries 739 TOTAL 4,963 * No analysis according to purpose of journey is available in relation to nationals of EEC countries on arrival at the ports, nor in relation to Gibraltarians, who benefit from the free movement of labour provisions of the EEC.
§ 32. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider publishing statistics of all dependants of immigrants entering the United Kingdom on a quarterly basis as is at present the practice with regard to spouses of immigrants admitted for settlement.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonComprehensive statistics of admissions for settlement are already given in the Press notice which we issue each quarter, and the category "Other Commonwealth" in Table 2 is composed almost entirely of Commonwealth dependants.