HL Deb 19 February 1981 vol 417 c884WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will give the number of entry clearances for immediate settlement refused in each of the quarters of the year 1980, in each of the countries of the Indian Sub-continent.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Belstead)

The information available is given in the following table. Information for the fourth quarter 1980 will be published in the Command PaperControl of Immigration: Statistics 1980 later this year.

Refusals of Entry Clearance applications for immediate settlement
1980 Bangladesh India Pakistan
1st quarter 594 300 738
2nd quarter 760 272 689
3rd quarter 697 314 656