HC Deb 21 January 1972 vol 829 cc275-6W
Mr. Simeons

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will carry out researches into the number of people who have arrived at terminal three, London Airport, Heathrow, and been prevented from proceeding on their flight until they had obtained a British passport to replace their British visitors passport;

(2) if he will take steps to have a warning printed on the front of British visitors' passports to make clear their restricted area of recognition.

Mr. Kershaw

As a further safeguard against holders of British visitor's passports attempting to travel to countries for which the document is not valid, the latest print includes the warning desired by my hon. Friend. I do not think, therefore, I would be justified in asking all airlines using London Airport if they have details of wrongly documented passengers they have rejected.