HL Deb 25 February 1980 vol 405 cc1137-8WA
Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will give the number of heads of household who lodged applications for special quota vouchers in India in the last 3 months of 1979.

Lord CARRINGTON

Immigration statistics for the final quarter of 1979 have not yet been finalised I will write to the noble Lord when I am able to let him have the figures he requests.

Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty' Government:

How many of the special quota vouchers awarded to applicants from India in each of the years 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 had not been taken up at the end of 1979.

Lord CARRINGTON

Precise figures are not available without disproportionate research. Estimates of the number of special vouchers offered to applicants but not taken up in the years 1975 to 1978 are as follows:

1975 50
1976 66
1977 91
1978 142
Vouchers do not count against the quota until they are issued.