asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigrants have asked to be repatriated in each of the last five years.
Figures for those who applied for repatriation to International Social Services of Great Britain, who operate the Government scheme under the provisions of Section 29 of the Immigration Act 1971, are available only for the financial years since 1st April 1972 and are:
| 1972–73 | 301 |
| 1973–74 | 238 |
| 1974–75 | 171 |
| 1975–January 1976 | 148 |
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the average cost of repatriating an immigrant according to country of return for the latest year for which figures are available;(2) to which countries immigrants who have been repatriated have returned in the latest year for which figures are available.
In the financial year 1974–75 the countries to which individuals were repatriated under the provisions of Section 29 of the Immigration Act 1971, and the average cost in each case were: Argentina, £184·75; Jamaica, £208·17; Barbados, £196·57; Guyana, £227·20; Nigeria, £226·54; Canada, £180·38; India, £179; Trinidad & Tobago, £274·45; South Africa, £424·96.