§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many New Commonwealth and Pakistan citizens were admitted to Great Britain under the distressed relatives category for 1977 and 1978;
(2) how many New Commonwealth and Pakistan citizens applied for entry to Great Britain under the distressed relatives provisions in 1977 and 1978;
(3) how many citizens of the New Commonwealth and Pakistan applied for entry under the provisions for parents, grandparents and children over 18 years, in 1977 and 1978;
(4) how many citizens of the New Commonwealth and Pakistan were admitted to Great Britain under the provisions for parents, grandparents and children over 18 years in 1977 and 1978.
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§ Mr. RaisonI shall reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Tilleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultations he proposes to conduct with ethnic minority groups in Great Britain and Governments abroad, prior to any impending changes in the immigration rules.
§ Mr. WhitelawI am ready to consider carefully the views of ethnic minority groups but I have no plans for consultations with them or with Goverments abroad.