§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what grounds permission to land in the United Kingdom was refused on 19th July to Ghulam. Shabir, brother of Mr. Ahmad Masood, already resident in the United Kingdom, although he carried an entry permit stamped by the United Kingdom High Commission in Pakistan.
§ Sir F. SoskiceGhulam Shabir, a boy aged 15½, intended to stay with his elder brother. He did not have an entry certificate issued by the British High Commission in Pakistan, and was refused admission because the immigration officer, having asked the police to make inquiries, was not satisfied that suitable arrangements had been made for him to be looked after. Entry in such cases is granted on a discretionary basis and I am satisfied that the immigration officer acted properly.