§ Mr. O'Brienasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the Government's policy concerning the admission into the United Kingdom of members of the Unification church, the Moonies, who are not British subjects; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaddingtonOverseas nationals are not admitted to work in the United Kingdom as ministers of religion or missionaries of the Unification church. There is no general prohibition on the admission of members of the church if they meet the requirements for admission under other provisions in the Immigration Rules, HC 169 as amended.
Number of persons1 Decision taken Application status Granted refugee status Refused asylum but granted leave to remain on exceptional grounds Refused asylum Total All decisions 460 1,680 770 2,910 Applied outside United Kingdom 30 10 10 50 Applied at port 30 560 20 600 Applied in United Kingdom of whom 410 1,110 740 2,260 Visitors 240 540 420 1,200 Students 110 410 230 760 Others2 50 160 80 300 1 The figures are independently rounded and may not sum to the totals; they include dependants, who are categorised under the same status as the applicant; 2 Includes some whose status is not recorded on the computer.