§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the 73 countries whose nationals require visas for all member states of the European Community referred to in the press release issued by Ministers responsible for immigration at the conclusion of their meeting in Copenhagen on 1 and 2 June.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe nationals of the following 73 countries at present require visas for all member states of the European Community.
Afghanistan Kirgizstan Albania Laos Algeria Lebanon Angola Liberia Armenia Libya Azerbaijan Madagascar Bangladesh Mali Belarus Mauritania Bhutan Moldova Bulgaria Mongolia Burma Morocco Burundi Mozambique Cambodia Nepal Cameroon Nigeria Cape Verde Oman Central African Republic Pakistan Chad Philippines China Romania Comoros Russia Congo Rwanda Cuba Sao Tome-e-Principe Djibouti Saudi Arabia Egypt Senegal Equatorial Guinea Somalia Ethiopia Sri Lanka Gabon Sudan Georgia Syria Ghana Tajikistan Guinea Tunisa Guinea-Bissau Turkey Haiti Turkmenistan India Ukraine Indonesia Uzbekistan Iran Vietnam Iraq Yeman Jordan Zaire Kazakhstan
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many and what proportion of cases in each year since 1979 he and his predecessors have exercised their discretion outside the immigration rules where, on hearing an appeal under the Immigration Act 1971 the adjudicator has upheld the Home Secretary's decision to refuse indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom but made a recommendation for the exercise of such discretion; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information requested is not available. All recommendations made by adjudicators receive careful consideration.