§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many individuals have been assisted in voluntary repatriation to their countries of origin under the Department of Health and Social Security and international social services schemes, respectively, in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested for the Department of Health and Social Security scheme is set out in the following table. The international social services scheme is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department; I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Home Affairs to the hon. Member for the Wrekin (Mr. Hawksley) on 11 February.—[Vol. 17, c.426–7.]
department of Health and Social Security scheme Year Individuals assisted 1972 213 1973 172 1974 129 1975 139 1976 90 1977 113 1978 84 1979 51 1980 50 1981 (provisional) 28