HC Deb 08 November 1973 vol 863 c211W
35. Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the numbers of Asians holding British passports who are expected to be admitted into this country in the next five years from Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia, respectively.

Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the numbers of East African Asians who will seek settlement in the United Kingdom; and what is the basis of such estimate.

Mr. R. Carr

It is not possible to estimate with any precision how many of the United Kingdom passport holders in these countries will seek settlement in the United Kingdom but, as I have already indicated, it is the Government's intention to limit the annual rate of those admitted for settlement to a figure within the order of magnitude of recent years.