HC Deb 05 July 1989 vol 156 cc189-90W
Mr. Amos

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate where immigrants into the United Kingdom from the New Commonwealth and Pakistan for each year since 1970 have settled within the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Freeman

[holding answer 28 June 1989]: I regret that data are not available in the form requested. However, estimates of the numbers of people resident in Great Britain in 1986 and 1987 who were born in the New Commonwealth or Pakistan, and who were of West Indian, African, Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi ethnic origin are shown in the following tables.

One table gives these estimated numbers resident in Great Britain who had entered the United Kingdom in each year between 1970 and 1985. The other table gives these estimated numbers by standard region/country and metropolitan county of residence for those who had entered the United Kingdom between 1970 and 1985, inclusive.

These estimates have been obtained by grossing up the results of the 1986 and 1987 labour force surveys. More detailed analyses would be unreliable because of sampling variability.

Estimated numbers of people resident in Great Britain in 1986–87 who were born in the New Commonwealth or Pakistan and who were of West Indian, African, Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi ethnic origin
Year of entry into United Kingdom Estimated number (thousands)
1970 35
1971 32
1972 55
1973 23
1974 27
1975 40
1976 40
1977 22
1978 27
1979 29
1980 23
1981 21
1982 31
1983 29
1984 21
1985 20
1970–85 475

Year of entry into United Kingdom: 1970–85, inclusive
Region/country and metropolitan county of residence Estimated number (thousands)
North 9
Yorkshire and Humberside 39
East Midlands 35
East Anglia 7
South East 264
South West 3
West Midlands 66
North West 40
Wales 6
Scotland 7
Great Britain 476
Tyne and Wear 5
South Yorkshire 4
West Yorkshire 33
Greater London 204
West Midlands 55
Greater Manchester 28
Merseyside 3
All metropolitan counties 333

(Totals for Great Britain do not agree because of rounding).