§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of the population are New Commonwealth immigrants in (a) Walsall and (b) each of the 14 districts and London boroughs designated other than partnership and programme authorities under the Inner Urban Areas Bill.
§ Mr. MoyleThe only available information comes from the 1971 Census of Population, which showed that 3.4 per cent. of the population of Walsall MD were born in the New Commonwealth, including Pakistan. Corresponding figures for the other districts and London boroughs are as follows:
AREA* AND PERCENTAGE OF THE 1971 CENSUS POPULATION BORN IN THE NEW COMMONWEALTH† Brent LB … … … 14.0 Ealing LB … … … 11.1 Haringey LB … … … 14.4 Wandsworth LB … … … 8.9 Barnsley … … … 0.2 Blackburn … … … 0.5 Doncaster … … … 0.7 Hartlepool … … … 0.3 Rochdale … … … 2.4 Rotherham … … … 0.5 St. Helens … … … 0.2 Sandwell … … … 4.7 Sefton … … … 0.5 Wigan … … … 0.2 * As constituted at 1st April 1974. † Including Pakistan.