HC Deb 19 March 1991 vol 188 cc72-81W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons, by nationality, were refused entry to the United Kingdom at(a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick and (c) Dover in each month in 1990.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

[holding answer 12 March 1991]: The available information is given in the tables. Not all the passengers have been removed from the United Kingdom.

Geographical region/Nationality Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Netherlands 2 2 2 2 2 3
Portugal 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 14
Spain 2 3
Western Europe (excluding EC)
Austria 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 32
Cyprus 8 13 7 2 5 10 7 6 13 15 8 2 99
Finland 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22
Malta 2 2 2 2 2 3
Norway 6 2 2 6 2 2 2 7 5 2 36
Sweden 8 7 2 2 2 2 2 5 7 8 2 57
Switzerland 2 7 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 7 35
Turkey 50 40 33 22 15 25 24 17 19 15 15 20 295
Yugoslavia 41 28 38 39 22 26 43 37 31 40 24 34 403
Eastern Europe
Bulgaria 13 2 2 9 2 5 2 5 2 41
Czechoslovakia 2 2 2 2 2 5 7 22
G.D.R. 2 2 3
Hungary 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 10 10 42
Poland 2 10 7 6 5 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 47
Romania 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 13
USSR 7 2 2 2 13 19 8 10 8 10 10 91
Americas
Argentina 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 29
Barbados 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20
Brazil 26 40 55 34 33 40 23 38 31 42 33 38 433
Canada 8 2 2 2 2 6 7 5 10 7 9 6 70
Chile 5 2 5 7 2 2 2 2 5 30
Colombia 10 9 22 31 25 17 24 16 11 19 21 23 228
Cuba
Guyana 2 2 2 6 2 2 6 11 6 5 46
Jamaica 32 27 33 28 31 29 30 26 35 41 10 7 329
Mexico 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 26
Peru 12 5 2 5 6 5 2 2 6 5 6 2 61
Trinidad & Tobago 7 9 7 6 8 2 9 2 14 11 5 8 92
USA 57 41 43 51 35 32 38 31 39 43 34 30 474
Uruguay 2 2 2 3
Venezuela 2 2 2 6 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 9 38
Africa
Algeria 148 139 153 9 15 5 17 11 8 7 7 6 525
Egypt 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 5 27
Ethiopia 2 2 2 8 5 5 5 8 38
Ghana 29 23 17 16 19 25 21 24 32 21 15 34 276
Kenya 13 11 16 16 13 14 16 9 16 20 17 13 174
Libya 2 2 6 2 2 2 6 2 2 26
Mauritius 16 11 13 13 9 12 12 14 9 14 15 9 147
Morocco 27 30 59 15 12 12 18 15 14 13 6 12 233
Nigeria 46 37 35 29 24 33 46 33 42 59 64 80 528
Sierra Leone 6 8 2 5 6 2 2 12 6 2 5 12 74
Somalia 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 6 33
South Africa 18 22 26 22 18 17 16 22 21 12 15 11 220
Sudan 2 2 2 2 2 3
Tanzania 10 2 8 6 5 2 7 2 9 2 8 6 72
Tunisia 8 15 16 7 9 11 5 5 2 5 8 8 99
Uganda 2 7 19 18 18 21 12 17 21 18 14 23 190
Zambia 9 7 8 9 9 6 5 2 2 10 6 7 83
Zimbabwe 7 9 5 8 10 15 12 14 6 8 9 17 120
Asia
Indian sub-continent
Bangladesh 25 24 11 27 26 25 16 28 29 26 19 54 310
India 35 18 49 19 40 38 32 31 32 26 20 27 367
Pakistan 19 17 26 13 20 24 47 20 34 30 14 22 286
Middle East
Iran 25 13 18 6 24 39 48 26 38 30 16 38 321
Iraq 2 5 2 2 2 5 9 22 2 2 2 53
Israel 6 2 8 6 9 5 2 10 9 2 2 2 72
Jordan 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20
Kuwait 2 3
Lebanon 6 8 8 6 5 2— 2 8 11 11 7 78
Saudi Arabia 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14
Syria 13 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 42

Geographical region/Nationality Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Remainder of Asia
China 2 2 2 2 10 10 2 7 5 41
Indonesia 2 2 2 2 2 13 21
Japan 12 6 12 8 6 12 2 5 6 7 2 2 86
Malaysia 10 29 17 42 34 33 20 30 35 24 28 51 353
Philippines 2 12 8 2 10 6 7 9 2 2 2 2 70
Singapore 2 2 2 2 6 2 6 2 2 2 2 2 36
Sri Lanka 9 2 2 2 5 8 2 5 5 12 58
Thailand 2 5 2 2 2 10 2 28
Hong Kong BDTC 2 6 8 10 9 11 8 13 10 6 9 6 99
Australasia
Australia 10 2 16 5 11 10 5 12 8 2 9 2 97
New Zealand 5 6 7 2 14 2 2 2 2 7 6 2 61
British Overseas Citizens 2 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 28
Other countries not specified elsewhere 40 34 55 36 29 52 65 55 62 56 43 48 575
Stateless 17 17 23 22 23 31 32 24 15 21 28 35 288
All nationalities 886 815 953 658 691 759 810 740 818 794 678 832 9,434
1 Unified Germany from 3 October 1990.
2—Between 1 and 4.
3—Between 1 and 9.

Numbers of passengers refused leave to enter at Gatwick by nationality and month, 1990
Geographical region/Nationality Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
European Community
Belgium 2 3
Denmark 2 3
France 2 2 3
Germany1 2 2 2 3
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal 2 2 2 3
Spain 2 2 2 3
Western Europe (excluding EC)
Austria 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 24
Cyprus 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Finland
Malta 2 2 2 2 3
Norway 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Sweden 6 2 2 7 2 5 2 6 5 2 37
Switzerland 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 22
Turkey 10 2 2 9 5 5 7 10 11 14 27 11 116
Yugoslavia 7 9 18 14 22 20 14 10 12 21 23 13 183
Eastern Europe
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia 2 3
G.D.R.
Hungary 2 2 2 3
Poland 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Romania —. 2 3
USSR 2 2 3
Americas
Argentina 2 2 2 2 2 2 13
Barbados 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Brazil 6 2 8 5 13 5 2 9 8 10 9 2 85
Canada 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 25
Chile 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14
Colombia 9 2 8 11 21 9 14 2 2 11 13 13 117
Cuba 2 3
Cuyana 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10
Jamaica 16 21 19 12 21 16 15 6 19 23 50 41 259
Mexico 6 2 6 2 9 6 5 8 7 2 6 64
Peru 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22
Trinidad & Tobago 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15

Geographical region/Nationality Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
USA 50 33 47 40 49 40 47 31 50 65 38 32 522
Uruguay 2 3
Venezuela 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Africa
Algeria 7 2 12 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 39
Egypt 2 2 2 2 2 3
Ethiopia 2 2 2 2 3
Ghana 20 2 11 18 16 13 7 14 10 7 8 15 141
Kenya 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 2 16
Libya 2 2 2 3
Mauritius 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 17
Morocco 32 15 63 13 2 2 9 2 2 2 2 11 164
Nigeria 18 13 20 21 30 14 21 30 36 46 39 46 334
Sierra Leone 13 6 2 9 11 10 18 19 15 35 13 24 177
Somalia 19 7 2 2 2 2 2 36
South Africa 8 5 18 7 9 8 13 12 7 10 8 5 110
Sudan 2 3
Tanzania 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10
Tunisia 7 5 10 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 33
Uganda 22 26 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 62
Zambia 10 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 31
Zimbabwe 2 2 9 2 2 2 7 2 2 34
Asia
Indian sub-continent
Bangladesh 2 2 2 2 2 3
India 2 5 2 17 5 2 2 12 8 7 2 9 76
Pakistan 5 15 2 2 5 7 9 17 19 17 16 16 131
Middle East
Iran 5 2 2 2 7 2 7 9 7 2 12 59
Iraq 2 2 2 5 2 2 11
Israel 9 2 5 6 8 5 7 12 5 10 6 7 84
Jordan 2 2 2 2 2 3
Kuwait
Lebanon 2 12 2 2 2 2 2 25
Saudi Arabia 2 3
Syria 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Remainder of Asia
China 2 2 2 2 10 2 20
Indonesia 2 2 2 3
Japan 13 2 2 5 7 7 2 11 7 2 2 6 72
Malaysia 2 2 2 2 2 9 6 7 13 2 2 52
Philippines 2 2 19 2 10 7 9 2 2 11 68
Singapore 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Sri Lanka 2 9 2 2 2 2 5 8 2 2 2 2 41
Thailand 2 2 2 2 2 3—.
Hong Kong BDTC 5 6 2 2 2 2 5 2 5 2 8 43
Australasia
Australia 6 5 2 5 2 5 2 8 7 12 5 6 69
New Zealand 2 2 10 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 40
British Overseas Citizens 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 18
Other countries not specified elsewhere 32 9 26 25 29 43 28 21 25 35 33 34 340
Stateless 6 7 13 16 16 13 13 12 27 21 17 32 193
All nationalities 395 271 353 280 367 290 324 327 361 450 390 408 4,216
1 Unified Germany from 3 October 1990.
2—Between 1 and 4.
3—Between 1 and 9.

Numbers of passengers refused leave to enter al Dover by nationality and month, 1990
Geographical region/Nationality Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
European Community
Belgium 2 2 2 2 2 3
Denmark
France 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 13
Germany1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

Geographical region/Nationality Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Greece 2 3
Italy 2 3
Luxembourg
Netherlands 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 19
Portugal 5 5 2 2 2 5 2 21
Spain 2 2 2 3
Western Europe (excluding EC)
Austria 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 6 2 2 2 31
Cyprus 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14
Finland 2 2 2 2 2 3
Malta 2 3
Norway 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Sweden 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 26
Switzerland 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22
Turkey 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 11 52
Yugoslavia 15 19 18 19 30 13 34 22 22 14 12 8 226
Eastern Europe
Bulgaria 2 2 2 2 2 6 15
Czechoslovakia 2 2 2 2 2 6 34 14 7 75
G.D.R. 2 2 34 2 2 2 2 43
Hungary 2 2 2 2 2 2 19 10 6 47
Poland 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 23
Romania 2 2 3
USSR 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 16
Americas
Argentina 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 2 2 24
Barbados 2 3
Brazil 9 16 7 16 24 22 19 10 19 35 23 21 221
Canada 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 27
Chile 2 5 2 5 2 2 2 18
Colombia 17 19 16 31 23 53 19 34 10 28 10 7 267
Cuba
Guyana 2 2 3
Jamaica 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10
Mexico 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 6 8 2 2 38
Peru 2 2 5 2 5 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 36
Trinidad & Tobago 2 3
USA 13 2 9 14 19 21 16 24 27 28 22 12 207
Uruguay 2 2 2 2 2 3
Venezuela 2 2 3
Africa
Algeria 74 56 46 2 11 13 2 2 2 10 9 8 222
Egypt 2 2 2 3
Ethiopia 2 3
Ghana 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 24
Kenya 2 2 2 2 2 3
Libya
Mauritius 6 2 2 5 2 7 5 2 2 2 2 9 51
Morocco 28 19 17 7 6 2— 9 10 10 2 2 2 118
Nigeria 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 35
Sierra Leone 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 17
Somalia 2 2 3
South Africa 6 11 15 15 9 11 18 15 14 18 16 12 160
Sudan 2 2 3
Tanzania 2 2 3
Tunisia 2 2 6 2 2 8 2 2 2 2 2 34
Uganda 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 17
Zambia 2 2 3
Zimbabwe 2 2 3
Indian sub-continent
Bangladesh 2 2 3
India 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 17
Pakistan 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 13
Middle East
Iran 2 3
Iraq
Israel 5 2 2 2 5 2 6 10 2 7 9 2 54
Jordan 2 2 3
Kuwait
Lebanon 2 2 2 2 3

Geographical region/Nationality Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Remainder of Asia
China 2 5 2 2 3
Indonesia
Japan 2 2 2 5 2 5 6 9 7 7 2 51
Malaysia 2 8 6 16 43 34 20 11 40 24 5 18 226
Philippines 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Singapore 2 2 2 2 2 10
Sri Lanka 2—. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Thailand 2 2 3
Hong Kong BDTC 2 2 2 2 2 21 2 8 10 11 2 2 72
Australasia
Australia 2 6 7 5 2 8 8 5 2 50
New Zealand 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 20
British Overseas Citizens 5 5
Other countries not specified elsewhere 9 17 18 21 51 25 12 18 24 12 12 17 236
Stateless 28 42 5 51 57 46 53 47 49 55 63 73 569
All nationalities 253 263 214 275 378 340 311 322 321 389 278 286 3,630
1 Unified Germany from 3 October 1990.
2—Between 1 and 4.
3—Between 1 and 9.

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