§ Mr. Stokesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the total number of New Commonwealth and Pakistani immigrants who have been accepted for settlement from 1950 until 1978, together with the figures for each individual year.
§ Mr. JohnCitizens of New Commonwealth countries were not subject to immigration control before 1 July 1962. During the period 1 July 1962 to 31 December 1978 a total of 814,000 citizens of New Commonwealth countries and Pakistan were accepted far settlement on arrival or on removal of the time554W limit attached to their stay here. The annual figures for 1962 to 1966 are given below.
Total acceptances for settlement—citizens of New Commonwealth countries—including Pakistan 1 July 1962–31 December 1962 16,453 1963 56,071 1964 52,840 1965 53,887 1966 48,104 Figures for the years 1967 to 1977 were given in table 9 of the annual Command Paper, "Control of Immigration: Statistics 1977" —Cmnd. 7160; the 1978 figures was given in table 8 of issue 2/79 of the Home Office "Statistical Bulletin" published on 26 March.