§ Mr. BlairTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on how Mr. Don Treshman was able to enter the United Kingdom on Sunday 28 March after an exclusion order had been made on Friday 26 March.
§ Mr. Charles WardleMy right hon. and learned Friend decided during the evening of Friday 26 March that Mr. Treshman should be excluded from the United Kingdom on the ground that his presence was not conducive to the 751W public good. The asylum and special cases division communicated the decision to the ports directorate at 10.30 am on Saturday 27 March, the expectation being that Mr. Treshman would arrive at Heathrow on 28 March. In the event, Mr. Treshman arrived at Gatwick South at 10.45 on Saturday 27 March before his details had been circulated to all ports. The failure to notify the ports of the decision on Friday evening was regrettable and arrangements have been put in place to ensure that in future there is no delay in communicating details of exclusion decisions to ports of entry.