§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many family visitors were refused an entry clearance(a) as a visitor, (b) in order to follow a course of study of not more than six months duration and (c) with the intention of studying but without having been accepted for any course of study in the last year for which figures are available. [78667]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienI regret that the information is not available in the form requested. In 1998, 78,600 persons were refused entry clearance for travel to the United Kingdom other than for settlement, of whom 9,600 were students or prospective students.