Immigration (Hansard, 23 January 1990)

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by nationality the numbers of people who have immigrated to the United Kingdom during the last 12 months for which he has figures.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
The number of people accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom in 1988, analysed by individual nationality, is published in table 2 of the Home Office volume, "Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 1988" (Cmd 726). An analysis by geographical and nationality group of those accepted in the 12 months ending 30 September 1989 is published in table 1 of Home Office Statistical Bulletin, Issue 45/89, "Control of Immigration: Statistics—Third Quarter 1989". A copy of both these publications is in the Library.

§ Mr. David Nicholson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, in theOfficial Report, the total number of immigrants accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom for each year since 1974 inclusive, specifying how many in each were dependants of immigrants already settled in the United Kingdom from (a) the new Commonwealth, (b) Pakistan and (c) United Kingdom colonies.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
The available information for the groups requested is shown in the following table. The figures of acceptances of spouses and dependants relate to the nationality of the spouse or dependant, not of the sponsor. They include spouses and dependants of sponsors born in the United Kingdom as well as of those who were themselves accepted for settlement, either at an earlier stage, or at the same time as the spouse or dependants. Information on spouses and children from Pakistan, along with those from India and Bangladesh, distinguishing those where the sponsor was born in the United Kingdom and those where he or she has earlier been accepted for settlement, is published in tables 3, 7 and 10 of Home Office Statistical Bulletin, Issue 44/89, "Immigration from the Indian Sub-Continent 1988", a copy of which is in the Library. However, corresponding information is not available for the other nationality groups requested.
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Total acceptances (all nationalities) Acceptances of spouses and dependants

New Commonwealth¹ Pakistan Hong Kong BDTCs²

Spouses and children Elderly and other dependants Spouses and children Elderly and other dependants Spouses and children Elderly and other dependants

1977 69,310 16,760 ³— n/a ³— 1,090 ³—

1978 72,330 18,870 ³— n/a ³— 880 ³—

1979 69,670 17,210 ³— n/a ³— 1,040 ³—

1980 69,750 16,490 ³— n/a ³— 1,160 ³—

1981 59,060 14,440 ³— n/a ³— 980 ³—

1982 53,870 14,260 ³— n/a ³— 680 ³—

1983 53,460 13,430 ³— 5,830 ³— 680 ³—

1984 50,950 13,050 ³— 4,910 ³— 790 ³—

1985 55,360 14,160 ³— 5,970 ³— 700 ³—

1986 47,820 11,460 ³— 4,800 ³— 520 ³—

1987 45,980 11,220 ³— 3,330 ³— 550 ³—

1988 49,280 11,900 1,750 3,610 450 660 120

¹ excluding Hong Kong.

² British Dependent Territory Citizens.

³ Figures for elderly and other dependents are shown for 1988, but for earlier years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

n/a = not available.

	Total acceptances (all nationalities)	Acceptances of spouses and dependants
New Commonwealth¹	Pakistan	Hong Kong BDTCs²
Spouses and children	Elderly and other dependants	Spouses and children	Elderly and other dependants	Spouses and children	Elderly and other dependants
1977	69,310	16,760	³—	n/a	³—	1,090	³—
1978	72,330	18,870	³—	n/a	³—	880	³—
1979	69,670	17,210	³—	n/a	³—	1,040	³—
1980	69,750	16,490	³—	n/a	³—	1,160	³—
1981	59,060	14,440	³—	n/a	³—	980	³—
1982	53,870	14,260	³—	n/a	³—	680	³—
1983	53,460	13,430	³—	5,830	³—	680	³—
1984	50,950	13,050	³—	4,910	³—	790	³—
1985	55,360	14,160	³—	5,970	³—	700	³—
1986	47,820	11,460	³—	4,800	³—	520	³—
1987	45,980	11,220	³—	3,330	³—	550	³—
1988	49,280	11,900	1,750	3,610	450	660	120
¹ excluding Hong Kong.
² British Dependent Territory Citizens.
³ Figures for elderly and other dependents are shown for 1988, but for earlier years could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
n/a = not available.