HC Deb 16 November 1967 vol 754 cc168-9W
49. Sir C. Osborne

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the new immigrants admitted in September, 1967, including the 7,123 from India, 2,334 from Jamaica, 1,591 from Malaysia, 1,132 from Nigeria and 4,960 from Pakistan, were permanent settlers; and on what grounds were they admitted.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

From the Commonwealth as a whole 6,310 people were admitted for settlement in September. Of these 489 held employment vouchers and 5,355 were admitted as dependants. The figures for the countries referred to in the hon. Member's Question are as follows:

Employment Voucher Holders Dependants Others
India 217 1,409 112
Jamaica 23 991 43
Malaysia and Singapore 3 31 10
Nigeria 3 81 15
Pakistan 75 1,634 51