§ Mr. Bidwellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consult Commonwealth countries before proposing any changes to the existing immigration rules.
§ Mr. WhitelawWhile I have no plans for formal consultations, my hon. Friend the Minister of State and I are always ready to meet Ministers in the Governments, and diplomatic representatives, of the countries mainly concerned, and frequently do so. My hon. Friend has recently returned from a visit to the Indian sub-continent in which a number of useful discussions took place.