§ 97. Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was(a) the number of applications made by Pakistan nationals for a visa to study in the United Kingdom in each year from 1983 to 1986 and (b) the number of applications granted in each of these years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonThe information available centrally is given in the following table.548W
Applications in Pakistan for a visa to enter the United Kingdom as a student Number of persons Applications Newly received1 Granted2 3 Refused initially3 1983 200 140 20 1984 220 170 20 1985 210 210 10 41986 290 270 20 1 Including applications subsequently withdrawn or lapsed. 2 Granted initially or on appeal. 3 The application may have been received in a previous year. 4 Visas were mandatory for Pakistani students from 15 October 1986.