§ 44. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement about the future of immigration from Australia, Canada and New Zealand; and what exchanges there have been with Her Majesty's Governments therein on that subject.
§ Sir Alec Douglas-HomeThese are matters for discussions to be held with the Governments concerned.
§ 46. Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions were held with representatives of the Governments of Australia, New Zealand and Canada, 6W prior to or during the introduction of the orders on immigration as rejected by the House of Commons on Wednesday 22nd November.
§ Sir Alec Douglas-HomeNone about immigration into this country, which I take to be the purport of the hon. Member's Question.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is aware that since June 1970 Her Majesty's Government have held 29 discussions and/or consultations with Commonwealth countries; and on how many occasions the question of immigration into Great Britain was discussed in the light of the Government's legislative proposals on this subject.
§ Sir Alec Douglas-HomeThe immigration legislation of the United Kingdom is a matter solely within the competence of Her Majesty's Government. No discussions or consultations specifically about immigration into this country were held on the occasions to which the hon. Member refers, as is apparent from the list of those discussions and consultations with which my noble Friend the Minister of State provided him on 27th November.—[Vol. 847, c. 19–20.]