§ Mr. Arthur Davidsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the numbers of passengers of each nationality whose arrival was recorded in his Department's computer in its first six months of operation since 1 August 1980.
§ Mr. Raison[pursuant to his reply, 25 June 1981, c. 13]: Information is not available for the period requested. Figures for the period 1 October 1980 to 31 March 1981 are given in the following table. However, figures for the initial months of operation of the new computer system may prove untypical.
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Admissions between 1 October 1980 and 31 March 1981 Recorded on the New Computer System Thousands COMMONWEALTH Australia 16.3 Bangladesh 1.6 Barbados 0.3 Canada 5.9 Cyprus 4.5 Ghana 4.0 Guyana 0.5 Hong Kong 7.7 India 14.1 Jamaica 0.8 Kenya 1.6 Malaysia 8.0 Malta 1.2 Mauritius 1.6 New Zealand 6.8 Nigeria 19.1 Sierra Leone 0.8 Singapore 2.0 Sri Lanka 3.0 Tanzania 1.6 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9 Unganda 1.2 West Indies Associated States 0.2 Zambia 1.1 Zimbabwe 1.1 United Kingdom Passport Holders 1.6 All other territories 1.2 Total ‡109 FOREIGN NATIONALS* Algeria 3.5 Argentina 1.7 Austria 1.8 Brazil 2.5 Bulgaria 1.1 Chile 1.0 China 2.0 Colombia 1.5 Cuba 0.3
Thousands Czechoslavakia 4.7 Egypt 4.1 Ethiopia 0.8 Finland 1.5 German Democratic Republic 1.2 Greece† 2.9 Hungary 5.1 Indonesia 1.0 Iran 10.4 Iraq 5.9 Israel 3.5 Japan 13.8 Jordan 2.3 Lebanon 4.3 Libya 4.8 Mexico 1.8 Morocco 1.8 Norway 3.2 Pakistan 8.6 Peru 0.4 Philippines 2.3 Poland 10.5 Portugal 3.1 Romania 1.4 Saudi Arabia 3.6 Somalia 0.2 South Africa 3.7 Spain 6.8 Sudan 2.7 Sweden 4.9 Switzerland 4.7 Syria 2.1 Thailand 1.1 Tunisia 1.0 Turkey 4.4 United States of America 59.2 Union of Soviet Socialists Republics 2.4 Uruguay 0.2 Venezuela 1.8 Yugoslavia 1.4 Other Foreign Countries 10.3 Stateless 14.7 Total ‡240 * Other than nationals of EC countries. † Greece became a member of the EC under transitional arrangements on 1 January 1981. The figure shown relates to the period 1 October 1980 to 31 December 1980. ‡ Components may not add to totals because they have been rounded independently.