HC Deb 03 August 1972 vol 842 cc204-6W
Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of emigrants from the United Kingdom to Australia over the past 10 years to the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Kershaw

Figures are not published in the form requested, but the total number of emigrants to Australia from the United Kingdom and Ireland for the 10 years ending on 30th June, 1971, the last complete years for which figures are available, was 650,873.

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of emigrants from the United Kingdom to New Zealand over the past 10 years to the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Kershaw

The total number of emigrants from the United Kingdom to New Zealand for the 10 years ending on 31st March, 1971, the last complete years for which figures are available, was 139,141.

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of emigrants from the United Kingdom to Canada over the past 10 years to the most recent convenient date.

Mr. Kershaw

Figures are not published in the form requested, but for the period from 1st January, 1961, to 31st March, 1972, that is, 11 years and three months, the last period for which a complete cumulative figure is available, the number of emigrants from the United Kingdom to Canada was 361,716.

Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the total number of emigrants from the United Kingdom to Canada, New Zealand and Australia, respectively, from 1st January, 1960, to 1st January, 1970.

Mr. Kershaw

Figures are not published for the periods specified, but according to the most recent available figures for 10-year periods, 623,324 persons from the United Kingdom and Ireland emigrated to Australia from 1st July, 1960, to 30th June, 1970; 135,162 persons emigrated from the United Kingdom to New Zealand from 1st April, 1960, to 31st March, 1970, and 336,374 persons emigrated from the United Kingdom to Canada from 1st January 1960, to 31st December, 1969.