§ 33. Mr. N. Pannellasked the Minister of Labour how many applications for work vouchers have been received under the Commonwealth Immigrants Act in each category; how many have been issued in each category; and how many have lapsed.
§ Mr. WhitelawUp to 27th December, 1963, the number of applications received for category A vouchers was 17,337, and 10,832 vouchers had been issued; in category B 16,549 applications had been received and 15,513 vouchers issued; in category C 312,962 applications had been received and 40,146 vouchers had been issued. By the same date 13,132 vouchers had been returned to, the Ministry because their validity had expired or because their holders no longer required them. I regret that the figure of returned vouchers cannot be given by categories.
§ Mr. N. Pannellasked the Minister of Labour what is the breakdown by country of origin of the work vouchers applied for, lapsed, and issued since the coming into force of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
§ Mr. GodberThe following is the information requested to the latest available date:
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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND VOUCHERS ISSUED UNDER PART I OF THE COMMONWEALTH IMMIGRANTS ACT FROM THE START OF THE SCHEME TO 27TH DECEMBER, 1963 Territory which issued Passport Category A Category B Category C Vouchers returned unused (all categories) Totals Categories A,B,C Applications Received Vouchers Issued Applications Received Vouchers Issued Applications Received Vouchers Issued Applications Received Vouchers Issued Aden … 38 23 3 3 37 18 3 78 44 Antigua … 11 6 4 4 43 29 — 58 39 Australia … 445 408 1,075 1,075 649 417 142 2,169 1,900 Bahamas … 4 4 3 3 3 1 — 10 8 Barbados … 862 818 18 17 631 315 51 1,511 1,150 Basutoland … 2 2 — — — — — 2 2 Bermuda … 8 6 6 5 137 16 — 151 27 British Guiana 172 107 110 100 618 193 21 900 400 British Honduras 1 1 1 1 3 1 — 5 3 British Solomon Islands — — — — 3 2 — 3 2 Brunei … 2 2 2 2 — — — 4 4 Canada … 269 223 1,184 1,151 1,109 610 59 2,562 1,984 Ceylon … 114 92 470 462 2,130 767 63 2,717 1,321 Cyprus … 1,794 1,162 20 20 437 204 65 2,249 1,386 Dominica … 29 23 3 1 42 18 1 74 42 Falkland Islands — — 1 1 11 6 3 12 7 Fiji … 22 14 14 10 393 123 14 429 147 Gambia … 2 1 — — 2 — — 4 1 Ghana … 58 34 16 16 146 48 7 220 98 Gibraltar … 19 13 15 14 81 42 7 115 69 Grenada … 49 28 2 — 373 180 27 424 208 Hong Kong … 2,202 1,378 21 20 42 13 106 2,265 1,411 India … 2,607 1,570 5,839 5,480 158,162 15,703 9,190 166,608 22,753 Jamaica … 648 402 111 104 6,094 3,141 560 6,853 3,647 Kenya … 83 58 143 143 481 63 4 706 264 Malaysian Federation 192 159 52 52 103 48 12 347 259 Malta … 1,040 866 97 80 1,270 625 66 2,407 1,571 Mauritius … 57 41 154 147 1,031 297 14 1,242 485 Montserrat … 5 4 — — 18 12 1 23 16 New Guinea … 1 1 — — 13 — 1 14 1 New Zealand … 142 136 309 306 182 110 31 633 552 Nigeria … 197 152 1,384 1,334 10,123 2,851 346 11,704 4,337 Pakistan … 5,630 2,611 5,223 4,714 127,242 13,617 2,231 138,095 20,942 Papua … 1 1 2 2 1 — 1 4 3 Persian Gulf States 2 1 1 1 18 2 — 21 4 Rhodesian Federation 82 73 135 127 217 132 26 434 332 St. Helena … 104 95 — — — — 3 104 95 St. Kitts … 15 7 — — 80 50 7 95 57 St. Lucia … 47 34 — — 181 118 9 228 152 St. Vincent … 58 39 2 2 286 135 16 346 176 Seychelles … 71 60 1 1 19 4 8 91 65 Sierra Leone … 9 8 11 10 90 32 6 110 50 Swaziland … — — 9 7 3 1 — 12 8 Tanganyika … 28 22 4 3 36 11 2 68 36 Trinidad and Tobago 172 118 64 61 325 156 22 561 335 Uganda … 21 11 4 3 26 14 2 51 28 Zanzibar … 5 5 5 4 20 10 — 30 19 Others … 17 13 31 27 51 11 5 99 51 TOTAL … 17,337 10,832 16,549 15,513 312,962 40,146 13,132 346,848 66,491