HC Deb 06 November 1946 vol 428 cc275-6W
106. Mr. Bossom

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is his intention to extend to Belgium, in the immediate future, similar visa facilities that he has recently extended to France.

Colony. Universities and Medical Schools. Inns of Court. Polytechnics and Technical Colleges. Nurses. Total.
Aden 1 1
Ceylon 77 12 32 1 122
Cyprus 52 21 14 5 92
Fiji 3 2 5
Gambia 2 1 2 2 7
Gibraltar 10 5 5 20
Gold Coast 126 6 36 168
Hong Kong 14 3 17
Kenya 11 1 8 20
Malaya 23 8 3 34
Malta 12 15 5 32
Mauritius 38 3 24 65
Nigeria 195 60 61 20 336
Northern Rhodesia 2 2
Palestine 78 10 12 100
Seychelles 1 1
Sierra Leone 39 11 24 16 90
Tanganyika 2 3 2 7
Uganda 2 4 6
West Indies including Bermuda 264 48 42 55 409
Zanzibar 1 1 2
Total 952 184 291 109 1,536

The above figures are of persons indigenous to the territories concerned, i.e., Europeans from East Africa and members of the Colonial Government Services on study leave are not included. The figures for Kenya, Tanganyika and

Mr. McNeil

His Majesty's Government are already in touch with the Belgian Government with regard to the abolition of the visa requirement between the United Kingdom and Belgium.