§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the numbers of citizens from New Commonwealth Countries and Pakistan who entered Great Britain after 1st January 1973 and have since been admitted for settlement on removal of time limit, being neither United Kingdom passport holders nor dependants, nor fiancées or fiancés of persons previously settled in the United Kingdom; and under what criteria they have been accepted for settlement in each of the years from 1973;
(2) if he will list the numbers of dependants, other than wives and children under 18 years of age, of New Commonwealth and Pakistani citizens who entered the United Kingdom before 1st January 1973 who have themselves been accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom in each of the years from 1973, detailing the number of those who have been parents, grandparents, unmarried children between 18 and 21 years and other distressed 384W relatives of those previously settled in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.