HC Deb 14 July 1972 vol 840 c465W
Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the total number of immigrants from Commonwealth countries, including dependent relatives, who have entered the United Kingdom since June, 1970; and if he will also list the numbers on a country-by-country basis.

Mr. Lane

Commonwealth citizens were admitted to this country for settlement between 1st July, 1970, and 31st May, 1972, as follows:—

Associated States 558
Australia 3,054
Bangladesh 345
Barbados 687
Botswana 17
Canada 1,631
Cyprus 623
Gambia 4
Ghana 326
Gibraltar 57
Guyana 373
Hong Kong 3,833
India 13,443
Jamaica 3,643
Kenya 992
Lesotho 6
Malawi 21
Malaysia 467
Malta 1,170
Mauritius 627
New Zealand 1,024
Nigeria 949
Pakistan 14,091
Rhodesia 24
Sierra Leone 41
Singapore 371
Sri Lanka 1,030
Swaziland 4
Tanzania 255
Trinidad and Tobago 418
Uganda 334
Zambia 60
United Kingdom passport holders from East Africa 20,538
Others 1,647
Total 72,663