HC Deb 28 November 1967 vol 755 cc80-1W
Mr. Goodhew

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigrant children have arrived unaccompanied from the West Indies to join a parent in the United Kingdom in each of the last three years.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The number of dependent children arriving from the West Indies in the last three years has been:—

1964 8,361
1965 8,912
1966 8,615
Separate figures of those arriving unaccompanied are not available.

Mr. Goodhew

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigrant children arriving unaccompanied from the West Indies during the last three years are now in local authority care.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

I regret that this information is not available. The annual returns of children in the care of local authorities do not distinguish children of overseas origin from others.