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British Expatriates

Volume 904: debated on Tuesday 27 January 1976

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asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the numbers of British expatriates in each of the following countries Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the Arab Emirates, Dharan, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatar, Iran, Iraq, and Oman.

The estimated numbers of British subjects in these countries who have a right of abode in the United Kingdom are as follows:

Libya1,833
Egypt629
Algeria1,346
Kuwait2,863
Bahrain4,500
Saudi, Arabia, including Dharan8,000
Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi1,800
Dubai1,910
Qatar2,000
Iran7-8,000
Iraq985
Oman2,500