§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate where immigrants into the United Kingdom from the New Commonwealth and Pakistan for each year since 1970 have settled within the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 28 June 1989]: I regret that data are not available in the form requested. However, estimates of the numbers of people resident in Great Britain in 1986 and 1987 who were born in the New Commonwealth or Pakistan, and who were of West Indian, African, Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi ethnic origin are shown in the following tables.
One table gives these estimated numbers resident in Great Britain who had entered the United Kingdom in each year between 1970 and 1985. The other table gives these estimated numbers by standard region/country and metropolitan county of residence for those who had entered the United Kingdom between 1970 and 1985, inclusive.
190WThese estimates have been obtained by grossing up the results of the 1986 and 1987 labour force surveys. More detailed analyses would be unreliable because of sampling variability.
Estimated numbers of people resident in Great Britain in 1986–87 who were born in the New Commonwealth or Pakistan and who were of West Indian, African, Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi ethnic origin Year of entry into United Kingdom Estimated number (thousands) 1970 35 1971 32 1972 55 1973 23 1974 27 1975 40 1976 40 1977 22 1978 27 1979 29 1980 23 1981 21 1982 31 1983 29 1984 21 1985 20 1970–85 475
Year of entry into United Kingdom: 1970–85, inclusive Region/country and metropolitan county of residence Estimated number (thousands) North 9 Yorkshire and Humberside 39 East Midlands 35 East Anglia 7 South East 264 South West 3 West Midlands 66 North West 40 Wales 6 Scotland 7 Great Britain 476 Tyne and Wear 5 South Yorkshire 4 West Yorkshire 33 Greater London 204 West Midlands 55 Greater Manchester 28 Merseyside 3 All metropolitan counties 333 (Totals for Great Britain do not agree because of rounding).