§ Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigrant families of non- 490W European origin have been repatriated in the last 12 months, or a similar convenient period; and how many such families were repatriated in the 12 months before June 1970.
§ Mr. LaneIn the first 11 months of 1972, 22 families left the country with assistance provided under Section 29 of the Immigration Act 1971, and arrangements are now being made for eight more families. In the same period, 95 families were assisted to leave under the scheme operated by the Supplementary Benefits Commission.
In the period 1st June 1969 to 31st May 1970, 109 families were assisted to leave by the Supplementary Benefits Commission.
All those assisted under Section 29, and the great majority of those assisted by the Supplementary Benefits Commission, were of non-European origin.