HC Deb 02 February 1973 vol 849 c478W
Mr. Bidwell

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the numbers of people now freed from immigration control as a result of extending patriality to all persons with either grandparent or parent having been born in the United Kingdom and if he will list the Commonwealth countries concerned and give the figures relating to each.

Mr. Lane

Freedom from control has not been extended to people with a grandparent born in the United Kingdom. About 5 million Commonwealth citizens are patrial under the Immigration Act 1971 because their father or mother was born here: nearly all of them live in Australia, Canada or New Zealand.