§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all Commonwealth countries, showing the date of their membership.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe current list of independent members of the Commonwealth, in addition to Britain, is as follows:
- Australia, 1st January 1901.*
- The Bahamas, 10th July 1973.
- Bangladesh, 18th April 1972.
- Barbados, 30th November 1966.
- Botswana, 30th September 1966.
- Canada, 1st July 1867.*
- Cyprus, 13th March 1961.
- Fiji, 10th October 1970.
- The Gambia, 18th February 1965.
- Ghana, 6th March 1957.
- Grenada, 7th February 1974.
- Guyana, 26th May 1966.
- India, 15th August 1947.
- Jamaica, 6th August 1962.
- Kenya, 12th December 1963.
- Lesotho, 4th October 1966.
- Malawi, 6th July 1964.
- Malaysia, 31st August 1957.
- Malta, 21st September 1964.
- Mauritius, 12th March 1968.
- Nauru (special Member), 31st January 1968.
- New Zealand, 26th September 1907.*
- Nigeria, 1st October 1960.
- Sierra Leone, 27th April 1961.
- Singapore, 15th October 1965.
- Sri Lanka, 4th February 1948.
- Swaziland, 6th September 1968.
- Tanzania, 9th December 1961.
- Tonga, 4th June 1970.
- Trinidad and Tobago, 31st August 1962.
- Uganda, 9th October 1962.
- Western Samoa, 28th August 1970.
- Zambia, 24th October 1964.
* Date on which Dominion status was acquired.