3.5 Heath and Social Policy Flashcards
What rose under Heath?
Public expenditure
What was the school age upped to?
16
What did the government invest in for schools?
School building programmes
A growth in support for nursery care happened under the recommendations from which report?
Plowden Report
What did the Immigration Act of 1971 (enacted in 1973) state?
Commonwealth citizens with patrial status were allowed unrestricted into the UK.
Those that did not have these connections was dependent on a work permit.
What was the problem with the 1971 Immigration Act for immigrants?
The work permit did not confer residence rights and could have the possibility of no-renewal.
In 1973, what did Idi Amin give the Ugandan Asians?
3 months to emigrate
Who was Idi Amin?
Third president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979
He ruled as a military dictator
How many Ugandan Asians were helped with British passports?
50,000
Why was 50,000 Ugandan Asians a u-turn on policy?
Only 3,000 were allowed to enter under the 1968 quota
What did the government set up to resettle the Ugandan Asians?
The Ugandan Resettlement Board
How many Ugandan Asians resettled in Britain?
28,000
Where did the Ugandan Asians settle?
Leicester, Birmingham, Bradford, and West London
