HC Deb 28 February 1978 vol 945 cc119-20W
Mr. Lee

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the total numbers of immigrants entering the United Kingdom from the Common Market countries during 1977; from which Common Market country most of these immigrants came; and which were the corresponding figures for 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976.

Dr. Summerskill

The available information is given in the annual Command Papers, the latest of which is "Control of Immigration, Statistics, 1976" (Cmnd. 6883), where Table 3(b) gives the number of nationals of each EEC country, exclude- ing the Republic of Ireland, accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom on removal of their time limit. Figures for 1977 will be published in due course.