§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Nauoff Rosan, Hussein Said and Marwan al-Banna, self-confessed terrorists, were allowed to enter and remain in the United Kingdom; how long they remained; and how many times they left the United Kingdom and returned.
§ Mr. WaddingtonNawaf N. Miflin Al-Rosan was granted a visa as a visitor at the British Embassy in Baghdad on 20 October 1981 and on arrival in the United Kingdom on 21 October, he was given leave to enter for one month. On 13 November he applied to remain here as a student and was granted an extension to 21 April 1982. A further extension to 30 September 1982 was granted on 20 April 1982.
Ghassan Hassan Ahmed Said was granted a visa as a visitor at the British Embassy in Amman on 5 September 1980 and, on arrival in the United Kingdom on 17 September, he was given leave to enter for one month. On 20 October he applied to remain here as a student and was granted an extension to 30 November 1980; subsequent extensions of stay as a student were granted to 28 February 1982. On 7 April 1982 he left the United Kingdom and on his return on 22 April 1982, was granted leave to enter for three months.
Marwan Yousef Moh'd Bana was granted a visa as a student at the British Consulate General in Jerusalem on 14 August 1979 and on arrival in the United Kingdom on 12 November 1979 he was given leave to enter for two months. An extension to 30 June 1980 was granted on 16 90W January 1980. On 20 February 1980 he left the United Kingdom and on his return on 26 March, he was granted leave to enter to 30 June 1980. On 14 July 1980, his stay was extended as a student to 31 October 1980. He left this country on 14 August 1980 and returned on 2 September when he was granted leave to enter for two months. Extensions of stay as a student were subsequently granted to 31 October 1982.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the extent of terrorist activity by persons who have entered the United Kingdom from other countries, he will reconsider his practice of not making public the reasons why individual passengers are admitted to the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WaddingtonNo. The information obtained about individuals in the course of the operation of the immigration control is normally confidential and as a general rule we do not think it right to make publicly available the reasons why individual passengers are admitted, or refused entry, to the United Kingdom.