HC Deb 27 October 1980 vol 991 c94W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list in the Official Report the number of Jewish people who have been permitted to emigrate from the Soviet Union in each year since the signing of the Helsinki Agreement, so far as these figures are known to have been disclosed from all sources.

Mr. Blaker:

The Government's information is that the approximate numbers of Jewish emigrants from the Soviet Union since 1975 are:

1975 13,400
1976 14,000
1977 17,100
1978 31,000
1979 51,000
1980 (January—August inclusive) 17,175