§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigrants and returnees from South Africa entered the United Kingdom in(a) 1970, (b) 1980, (c) 1985 and (d) each year from 1990 to 1995, broken down by ethnic origin where available. [1948]
§ Mr. KirkhopeInformation on migrants, including temporary migrants, from South Africa is given in table A, and information on South African citizens who have been accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom is given in table B. Information on their ethnic origin is not available.
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Table A Migrants from South Africa1 entering the United Kingdom Thousands of persons Country of birth Year2 Total United Kingdom Rest of the world 1970 6.8 34.5 32.3 1980 3.9 2.5 1.4 1985 17.8 10.1 7.7 1990 6.4 4.4 2.0
Table A: Migrants from South Africa1 entering the United Kingdom Thousands of persons Country of birth Year2 Total United Kingdom Rest of the world 1991 8.0 6.0 2.0 1992 6.9 4.8 2.1 1993 9.4 5.7 3.7 1994 8.1 2.6 5.5 Source:
Office for National Statistics.
Notes:
1 Persons who have resided for a year or longer in South Africa and who state on arrival the intention to stay in the United Kingdom for a year or longer.
2 Data for 1995 onwards are not yet available.
3Data relate to nationality not country of birth.
Table B: Citizens of South Africa accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom Year Number 1970 1— 1980 920 1985 790 1990 850 1991 1,050 1992 890 1993 1,100 1994 1,260 1995 1,300 1 Not available.