§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been allowed to enter the United Kingdom by the immigration authorities on the understanding that they would not become a charge on public funds in each of the past five years.
§ Dr. SummerskillInformation in the form requested is not available. With certain exceptions, such as the wives and children of Commonwealth citizens already settled here when the Immigra-
RESIDENCE PERMITS ISSUED TO EEC NATIONALS Country 1973 1974 1975* Belgium … … … … 287 259 190 Demark … … … … 512 556 530 France … … … … 2,670 3,753 2,170 Germany (federal Republic of) … … … … 2,454 2,470 1,770 Italy … … … … 3,138 3,031 2,560 Luxembourg … … … … 14 13 10 Netherlands … … … … 1,260 1,173 900 Total … … … … 10,335 11,225 8,130 * Provisional The figures for 1974 and 1975 include children under 16 whose names were included in a parent's residence permit; those for 1973 do not.