Commonwealth Immigrants (Hansard, 26 November 1963)

§ Mr. N. Pannell
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Commonwealth immigrants were

MOVEMENT INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO IMMIGRATION CONTROL

UNDER PART I OF THE COMMONWEALTH IMMIGRANTS ACT 1962^*

1ST JULY, 1963–31ST OCTOBER, 1963

Territory which issued passport Admitted to take up residence Other incoming passengers e.g. visitors, students, returning residents Gross Totals †

With Ministry of Labour vouchers Other immigrants including dependents Total [Col. (a) and (b)] Admitted [Total of Cols, (c) and (d)] Embarked Net Balance [Difference of Cols, (e) and (f)]

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)

Aden 10 8 18 563 581 538 + 43

Australia 194 219 413 27,070 27,483 27,765 -282

Barbados 101 353 454 802 1,256 706 + 550

Basutoland etc 7 44 51 316 367 247 + 120

British Guiana 89 677 766 1,370 2,136 1,036 + 1,100

Canada 320 520 840 51,313 52,153 50,817 + 1,336

Ceylon 174 190 364 1,835 2,199 1,615 + 584

Cyprus 261 627 888 3,740 4,628 3,361 + 1,267

Ghana 15 224 239 2,450 2,689 2,097 + 592

Gibraltar 8 25 33 856 889 762 + 127

Hong Kong 362 159 521 2,185 2,706 1,899 + 807

India 4,156 2,579 6,735 13,171 19,906 11,592 + 8,314

Jamaica 439 2,338 2,777 3,717 6,494 4,807 + 1,687

Kenya 39 240 279 3,208 3,487 2,759 + 728

Leewards and Windwards 49 353 402 457 859 635 + 224

Mauritius 75 111 186 1,256 1,442 1,287 + 155

Malta 311 199 510 2,689 3,199 2,486 + 713

Malaysia‡ 40 97 137 3,192 3,329 2,869 + 460

New Zealand 44 94 138 9,141 9,279 9,983 -704

Nigeria 782 1,063 1,845 4,153 .5,998 3,624 + 2,374

Pakistan 6,394 1,510 7,904 6,176 14,080 5,594 + 8,486

Rhodesia, and Nyasaland 27 66 93 3,121 3,214 3,002 + 212

Siena Leone 9 38 47 786 833 877 -44

Tanganyika 5 41 46 1,110 1,156 923 + 233

Trinidad and Tobago 62 184 246 2,669 2,915 2,522 + 393

Uganda 3 77 80 1,173 1,253 918 + 335

Zanzibar 2 1 3 239 242 217 + 25

Other territories 81 339 420 2,731 3,151 2,969 + 182

TOTAL 14,059 12,376 26,435 151,489 177,924 147,907 + 30,017

^*There is no control on traffic between Ireland and Britain.

†These figures include persons enjoying diplomatic immunity, who are recorded for statistical purposes although exempt from control under section 17 of the Act.

‡Persons holding Singapore passports, including those who arrived in this country before the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, are included under this heading.

46W
admitted into the united kingdom under part 1 of the commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962, in the period 1stJuly,1963,to 31st October,1963; and if he will give the breakdown by countries of origin and the numbers for each country admitted to take up residence with ministry of Labour vouchers and without such vouchers, respectively.

§ Miss pike
The following is the information requested.
47W

§ Mr. N. Pannell
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the net inflow of Commonwealth immigrants for the period 1st July, 1963, to 31st October, 1963, compares with the figures for the corresponding period of 1962.

§ Miss Pike
It was 30,017 compared with 5,460 in the same period in 1962.

MOVEMENT INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO IMMIGRATION CONTROL
UNDER PART I OF THE COMMONWEALTH IMMIGRANTS ACT 1962^*
1ST JULY, 1963–31ST OCTOBER, 1963
Territory which issued passport	Admitted to take up residence	Other incoming passengers e.g. visitors, students, returning residents	Gross Totals †
With Ministry of Labour vouchers	Other immigrants including dependents	Total [Col. (a) and (b)]	Admitted [Total of Cols, (c) and (d)]	Embarked	Net Balance [Difference of Cols, (e) and (f)]
	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)
Aden	10	8	18	563	581	538	+	43
Australia	194	219	413	27,070	27,483	27,765			-282
Barbados	101	353	454	802	1,256	706	+	550
Basutoland etc	7	44	51	316	367	247	+	120
British Guiana	89	677	766	1,370	2,136	1,036	+	1,100
Canada	320	520	840	51,313	52,153	50,817	+	1,336
Ceylon	174	190	364	1,835	2,199	1,615	+	584
Cyprus	261	627	888	3,740	4,628	3,361	+	1,267
Ghana	15	224	239	2,450	2,689	2,097	+	592
Gibraltar	8	25	33	856	889	762	+	127
Hong Kong	362	159	521	2,185	2,706	1,899	+	807
India	4,156	2,579	6,735	13,171	19,906	11,592	+	8,314
Jamaica	439	2,338	2,777	3,717	6,494	4,807	+	1,687
Kenya	39	240	279	3,208	3,487	2,759	+	728
Leewards and Windwards	49	353	402	457	859	635	+	224
Mauritius	75	111	186	1,256	1,442	1,287	+	155
Malta	311	199	510	2,689	3,199	2,486	+	713
Malaysia‡	40	97	137	3,192	3,329	2,869	+	460
New Zealand	44	94	138	9,141	9,279	9,983			-704
Nigeria	782	1,063	1,845	4,153	.5,998	3,624	+	2,374
Pakistan	6,394	1,510	7,904	6,176	14,080	5,594	+	8,486
Rhodesia, and Nyasaland	27	66	93	3,121	3,214	3,002	+	212
Siena Leone	9	38	47	786	833	877			-44
Tanganyika	5	41	46	1,110	1,156	923	+	233
Trinidad and Tobago	62	184	246	2,669	2,915	2,522	+	393
Uganda	3	77	80	1,173	1,253	918	+	335
Zanzibar	2	1	3	239	242	217	+	25
Other territories	81	339	420	2,731	3,151	2,969	+	182
TOTAL	14,059	12,376	26,435	151,489	177,924	147,907	+	30,017
^*There is no control on traffic between Ireland and Britain.
†These figures include persons enjoying diplomatic immunity, who are recorded for statistical purposes although exempt from control under section 17 of the Act.
‡Persons holding Singapore passports, including those who arrived in this country before the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, are included under this heading.