§ Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the outcome of his inquiry into the circumstances in which Mr. Shahid Ali was refused admission to the United Kingdom on 21st May.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsMr. Shahid Ali claimed to be admitted as a returning resident, saying that he had lived here continuously since 1962. But his anwers to questions, and other relevant evidence, did not seem to the immigration officer to be consistent with this claim, and he was refused admission.
I have carefully considered a full report on this case and I am satisfied that, on the evidence before him, the immigration officer was justified in refusing Mr. Shahid Ali admission.
Subsequently, further evidence was produced in support of Mr. Shahid Ali's claim, and he was admitted on 23rd June. Enquiries into this evidence necessarily took some time, but should not have taken as long as they did. Iregret this delay.