§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will show in table form for each year from 1960 to the latest available date the 325W number of Commonwealth immigrants admitted to this country, differentiating between work-voucher holders and dependants.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesStatistics in the form requested were not kept before the Commonwealth Immigrants Act, 1962, came into operation on 1st July, 1962. Estimates of net intake from the Caribbean, Asia, East and West Africa and
COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS ADMITTED FOR SETTLEMENT JULY 1962—NOVEMBER 1969* Employment Voucher Holders Dependants Others Total July-December 1962 … 5,121 8,832 4,861 18,814 1963 … 30,125 26,234 3,447 59,806 1964 … 14,705 37,460 3,735 55,900 1965 … 12,880 41,214 2,968 57,062 1966 … 5,461 42,026 2,978 50,465 1967 … 4,978 52,813 3,586 62,377 1968 … 4,691 43,879 4,499 53,069 January-November 1969 … 3,769 27,701 2,920 34,390 * These figures do not include United Kingdon passport holders, or persons admitted temporarily (e.g. visitors and students).