§ Major Beamishasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many British citizens have emigrated to the Colonies in 1945, 1946, 1947 and 1948, showing each colony separately; and what steps he is taking to effect a speed up in this rate.
§ Mr. MayhewI regret that the figures asked for in the first part of the Question are not available. As regards the second part, no special steps are being taken to encourage emigration from this country to Colonial territories.