HC Deb 20 February 1990 vol 167 c657W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the total number of arrivals from Jamaica for each month since January 1989 who have been(a) interviewed on arrival or (b) refused entry.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The available information is given in the table. All Jamaican citizens are interviewed when seeking leave to enter. Figures for those subjected to further examination are not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Jamaican citizens admitted to, and refused leave to enter and removed from, the United Kingdom
1989 Total admitted1 Total refused leave to enter and removed
January 2,600 75
February 1,700 79
March 2,000 82
April 2,200 71
May 2,300 59
June 3,800 65
July 4,500 75
August 3,900 55
September 3,300 72
October 2,400 58
November 1,900 63
December 1,800 49
TOTAL 32,300 803
1 Provisional figures.