HC Deb 17 February 1978 vol 944 cc417-8W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is aware that since the 1971 census the immigration population in the London borough of Newham has risen from 28,000 to between 42,000 to 46,000, namely, 18 per cent. to 19 per cent.; and whether he will give similar figures for the six inner and outer London boroughs with the known largest immigrant populations.

Mr. Deakins

According to the 1971 Census of Population there were 27,450 people resident in the the London borough of Newham who were born outside the United Kingdom. Corresponding figures for the six inner and six outer London boroughs with the largest numbers born overseas are as followsResident population born outside the United Kingdom, 1971 Census of Population

Inner London boroughs
Westminster 67,075
Lambeth 59,790
Kensington and Chelsea 57,495
Haringey 56,075
Camden 53,970
Wandsworth 51,730
Outer London boroughs
Brent 79,380
Ealing 63,845
Barnet 51,770
Croydon 34,815
Hounslow 28,040
Enfield 23,770

Reliable information about changes since 1971 in numbers of overseas-born people resident in particular areas is not available.