§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigrant relatives have been admitted to Great Britain since the passing of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962; how many more he will admit; what is their estimated cost to the welfare services; by what criteria he will judge when to stop the immigration of dependent relatives; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsUp to 30th September, 1966, 144,110 Commonwealth citizens subject to Part I of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962, were admitted to the United Kingdom for settlement as dependants coming with or to join the head of the household. The Government's policy on this matter is set out in paragraphs 19–21 of the White Paper "Immigration from the Commonwealth" (Cmnd. 2739). We cannot assess what Commonwealth citizens cost to the welfare services: their contribution to the manning of those services is widely recognised.