Passports

HC Deb 26 July 1977 vol 936 cc189-90W

Mr. Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will arrange to produce in due course firm figures for passports issued at Johannesburg to persons born in Rhodesia.

Mr. Luard

In my answer to the hon. Member's Question of 27th May I gave the monthly totals of passports issued from November 1976 to April 1977, at Johannesburg, Lusaka and Gaborone and separate totals of those issued to persons born in Rhodesia. Figures given for passports issued at Johannesburg to persons born in Rhodesia were only estimated. The actual figures are now available and are as follows:

TOTAL PASSPORT ISSUES
November	…	…	…	754
December	…	…	…	729
January	…	…	…	683
February	…	…	…	644
March	…	…	…	891
April	…	…	…	617

NUMBER OF THOSE ISSUED TO PERSONS BORN IN RHODESIA
November	…	…	…	52
December	…	…	…	46
January	…	…	…	39
February	…	…	…	42
March	…	…	…	56
April	…	…	…	23