HC Deb 29 July 1971 vol 822 cc159-60W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated total population of Italians living in Bedford and Kempston particularising the percentage who are classified as aliens under current legislation and the percentage who have applied for and secured naturalisation.

Mr. Sharples

I am informed by the Registrar General that the 1966 sample census of population gave an estimate of about 3,500 people resident in the Borough of Bedford who were born in Italy. Reliable information is not available for adjacent areas.

Naturalisation application are not classified according to the applicant's place of residence.