§ 34. Mr. Goodhartasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prospective Commonwealth immigrants have been held in prison, borstals, or detention centres during 1967 and the first nine months of 1968 while inquiries were made about their eligibility for entry.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe figures are as follows:
NUMBERS OF PASSENGERS DETAINED 1967 1968(first nine months) Prisons … … 38 55 Remand centres … … 13 36 Remand homes … … 3 15 Borstals and detention centres are not used for this purpose.
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§ 46. Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a breakdown into categories of the 4,631 men, 2,044 women, and 1,583 children, totalling 8,258, who were admitted from India in the month of September, 1968 under the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, and the reasons for their admission.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThis information is already available in the monthly return which I place in the Library of the House of Commons. I will, with permission, circulate in the Official Report figures of the separate categories.
The figures are as follows: Visitors 2,376 Returning residents 1,733 Passengers in transit 1,138 Students 388 Other persons coming temporarily 423 Employment voucher holders 180 Dependants 1,694 Other persons coming for settlement 326