HC Deb 13 December 1979 vol 975 c717W
34. Mr. Flannery

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications to enter the United Kingdom have been received from Latin American refugees during the past six months, broken down by the nationalities of the applicants.

Mr. Raison

The figures are as follows:

51 applications from Argentinians involving 115 people.

25 applications from Chileans involving 80 people.

Two applications from Paraguayans involving seven people.

One application from an Ecuadorean involving four people.

35. Mr. Archer

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been admitted to the United Kingdom under the Latin American refugee programme during the past 12 months.

Mr. Raison

A total of 88 are known to have arrived.