HC Deb 25 May 1976 vol 912 cc143-4W
Mrs. Millie Miller

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will consider the setting up of permanent reception accommodation to provide for families entering the United Kingdom who have no firm destination, pending local authority arrangements being made for them.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

I am not satisfied that special arrangements of this kind are required.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is now able to give the total number of Ugandan Asians who were expelled from Uganda and have settled in Great Britain; to what extent these people are now working and rehoused; and how many are still receiving assistance from public funds.

Mr. John

Approximately 28,000 Uganda Asians came to this country following their expulsion from Uganda. I regret that the remainder of the information is not available.

Mr. Budgen

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in relation to the Immigration Appeals procedure, how often the decision of an Immigration Appeals Tribunal has been reversed in favour of the appellant by him (a) from 1st March 1972 to 1st March 1974 and (b) from 1st March 1974 to 1st March 1976.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

No record is maintained of the numbers of such cases.

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