§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of dependants of Commonwealth citizens granted permanent settlement in the United Kingdom in 1973 and 1974; and what is the estimated figure for 1975 from (a) the West Indies, (b) the Indian subcontinent, (c) the African continent and (d) elsewhere.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe numbers of dependant Commonwealth citizens accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom on arrival and on removal of the time limit attached to their stay during 1973 and 1974, together with estimated figures for 1975, are given in the table below. The figures for the African Continent relate to Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rhodesia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia as these are the only Commonwealth countries for 653W which the information is recorded separately, although those for other African
ACCEPTANCES FOR SETTLEMENT—DEPENDANTS OF COMMONWEALTH CTTIZENS, 1973–75 1973 1974 1975 (Estimated) West Indies … … … 2,192 1,931 2,000 Indian sub-continent … … … 7,300 5,831 10,000 African continent … … … 2,535 2,871 3,000 All other Commonwealth countries … … … 7,918 10,212 12,000 Total … … … 19,945 20,845 27,000 Citizens of Pakistan are excluded from these figures.
§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of Commonwealth citizens granted permanent settlement in the United Kingdom in 1973 and 1974; and what is the estimated figure for 1975 from (a) the West Indies, (b) the Indian subcontinent, (c) the African continent and (d) elsewhere.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe number of Commonwealth citizens accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom on
ACCEPTANCES FOR SETTLEMENT—COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS, 1973–75 1973 1974 1975 (Estimated) West Indies … … … 2,685 3,740 4,000 Indian sub-continent … … … 7,993 7,676 13,500 African continent … … … 3,703 6,423 7,000 All other Commonwealth countries … … … 17,327 24,239 27,000 Total … … … 31,708 42,078 51,500 Citizens of Pakistan are excluded from these figures.
§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of dependants of Commonwealth citizens granted permanent settlement in the United Kingdom in 1973 and 1974; and what is the estimated figure for 1975.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe number of dependants of Commonwealth citizens granted permanent settlement during 1973 and 1974 was 19,945 and 20,845 respectively. The estimated number for 1975 is 27,000. Citizens of Pakistan are excluded from these figures.
§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will collate and publish in the Official
654Wcountries are of course included in the overall total.
arrival and on removal of the time limn attached to their stay during 1973 and 1974, together with estimated figures for 1975, are given in the table below. The figures for the African continent relate to Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria Rhodesia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania Uganda and Zambia as these are the only Commonwealth countries for which the information is recorded separately although the totals include those for other Commonwealth African countries.
Report in tabular form details of the number of requests made since 1st January 1972 by visitors to Great Britain to remain and settle in the United Kingdom after the period of their proposed visit has expired; how many such requests were granted and how many refused; from which countries such visitors came; and how many such requests are pending.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonStatistics are not kept in the form requested. The tables below give the available information for all those foreign nationals and Commonwealth citizens admitted subject to a time limit on their stay and subsequently allowed to settle by removal of that time limit. 655W
PERSONS ALLOWED TO SETTLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON REMOVAL OF TIME LIMIT—1972–1975 A. COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS Estimated Country or territory issuing passport 1972 1973 1974 1975 Australia … … 597 840 1,300 1,490 Bangladesh … … 31 64 259 300 Barbados … … 138 78 225 200 Canada … … 361 453 658 640 Cyprus … … 302 227 1,138 1,690 Ghana … … 343 152 512 550 Pakistan … … 447 216* Not Applicable Guyana … … 205 115 363 330 Hong Kong … … 392 266 719 650 India … … 1,428 1,184 2,478 3,660 Jamaica … … 194 166 401 350 Kenya … … 200 203 428 590 Malaysia … … 384 323 1,521 1,940 Malta … … 32 36 86 100 Mauritius … … 528 288 1,091 1,240 New Zealand … … 285 437 616 630 Nigeria … … 566 239 595 570 Rhodesia … … 40 51 157 210 Sierra Leone … … 50 45 145 180 Singapore … … 103 77 223 190 Sri Lanka … … 294 201 863 500 Tanzania … … 260 187 459 470 Trinidad and Tobago … … 344 236 831 770 Uganda … … 222 487 800 300 West Indies Associated States … … 133 104 337 370 Zambia … … 16 30 54 80 United Kingdom passport holders … … 1,840 1,580 2,498 1,750 All other territories … … 177 126 202 180 Total … … 9,912 8,411* 18,959 19,990 * Including Pakistan 31st August 1973. 656W657W
B. FOREIGN NATIONALS Estimated Nationals of: 1972 1973 1974 1975 Argentina … … … 36 71 52 70 Austria … … … 149 163 179 140 Belgium … … … 89 76 57 80 Brazil … … … 48 33 65 70 Chile … … … 27 30 35 40 China … … … 657 — — 40 Colombia … … … 22 28 36 70 Cuba … … … 4 10 2 10 Czechoslovakia … … … 76 37 51 20 Denmark … … … 173 130 115 110 Egypt … … … 213 283 493 460 Finland … … … 122 153 141 140 France … … … 625 472 371 420 Germany (Federal Republic) … … … 779 631 446 490 Greece … … … 339 426 503 550 Hungary … … … 22 42 42 30 Indonesia … … … 10 12 23 20 Iran … … … 251 245 330 510 Iraq … … … 189 236 271 310 Israel … … … 223 220 280 370 Italy … … … 2,232 1,240 744 650 Japan … … … 184 296 307 410 Luxembourg … … … 4 1 3 — Mexico … … … 18 13 21 30 Netherlands … … … 388 362 240 260 Norway … … … 132 140 163 170 Pakistan … … … Not Applicable 36* 840 1,540 Peru … … … 26 21 29 30 Poland … … … 486 475 628 730 Portugal … … … 736 992 1,637 1,600 Romania … … … 10 7 12 20 South Africa … … … 692 683 780 900
Spain … … … … 3,093 3,469 3,315 2,850 Sweden … … … … 199 232 214 250 Switzerland … … … … 209 190 209 240 Turkey … … … … 226 352 740 1,520 USA … … … … 2,597 2,899 3,190 3,160 USSR … … … … 9 4 10 10 Venezuela … … … … 24 21 33 30 Yugoslavia … … … … 391 438 501 380 Other foreign countries … … … … 938 2,013 3,099 3,310 Total … … … … 16,648 17,182* 20,207 22,040 * Including Pakistan from 1st September 1973 to 31st December 1973.