asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give figures for the number of East African Asians admitted to Great Britain over each of the last five years and the number expected over the current year, and specify whether these figures refer to total numbers or head of family only.

The total numbers of United Kingdom passport holders subject to immigration control who were admitted from East Africa for settlement during these years were as follows:

1969	6,249
1970	6,839
1971	11,564
1972	34,100*
1973 (January to September)	4,892
* Including the refugees expelled from Uganda.

It is too soon to say how many will be admitted from East Africa this year, but the global total of special vouchers for heads of households will be kept within the maximum of 3,500 which was fixed in May 1972 for United Kingdom passport holders from East Africa and elsewhere.