§ Mr. Rentonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many people migrated from the United Kingdom to the Colonies between 1st January, 1946, and 31st December, 1953, inclusive; and how many migrated from the Colonies to the United Kingdom during that period.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI regret that complete information is not available from the Colonial Territories. Details of migration between the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Territories is availabel from United Kingdom records only for those persons travelling on ships sailing between the United Kingdom and 243W ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. The following figures show the total of such persons excluding movements to and from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, Pakistan and South Africa.
— Immigrants into the United Kingdom Emigrants from the United Kingdom 1946 … … 7,400 20,700 1947 … … 8,500 19,600 1948 … … 16,500 25,700 1949 … … 16,700 25,600 1950 … … 21,000 23,500 1951 … … 22,200 26,800 1952 … … 23,600 29,000 1953 … … 25,900 26,600 NOTE: The figures relate to Commonwealth citizens whose country of last or stated future permanent residence was the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth territories concerned, residence for a year or more being treated as permanent residence for this purpose.