§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why Mr. Sheaikh Mohammed Islam of Lahore, who arrived at London Airport on 22nd July 1976 with an entry permit valid for six months, a visa and a return ticket, intending to stay for two weeks as a tourist, was kept in detention for 11 days; how many other visitors have been deprived of tourist visits to the United Kingdom in the last three months; and what were their countries of origin.
§ Dr. SummerskillMr. Islam, a citizen of Pakistan, obtained a visa in Damascus for a visit as a tourist. On arrival on 22nd July he claimed that he had come to do business with various firms in London. He was detained under the provisions of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 while enquiries were being made. The firms concerned had no knowledge of him and enquiries were made of our Embassy in Islamabad about his business circumstances in Pakistan. However, while a decision to give or refuse leave to enter was still pending, Mr. Islam decided to return to Damascus and he left the United Kingdom on 1st August.
From 1st April to 30th June 1976, the latest period for which information is available, the following numbers of people were refused leave to enter on the grounds that they were not considered to be genuine visitors or that they had insufficient means for their proposed visit:
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COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS Country or Territory issuing passport Number Associated States … … … — Australia … … … 2 Bangladesh … … … 11 Barbados … … … 1 Canada … … … 5 Cyprus … … … 43 Ghana … … … 45 Gibraltar … … … — Guyana … … … 5 Hong Kong … … … 20 India … … … 136 Jamaica … … … 1 Kenya … … … 12 Malaysia … … … 12 Malta … … … 1
County or Territory issuing passport Number Mauritius … 16 New Zealand … — Nigeria … 73 Rhodesia … 8 Sierra Leone … 2 Singapore … 8 Sri Lanka (Ceylon) … 16 Tanzania … 21 Trinidad and Tobago … 3 Uganda … 3 Zambia … 1 U.K.P.H. … 25 Other Countries and Territories … 11 Total … 481
FOREIGN NATIONALS Nationality Number Belgium … … 1 Denmark … … — France … … 35 Germany (Federal Republic) … … 7 Italy … … 12 Luxembourg … … 1 Netherlands … … 8 Egypt … … 6 Argentina … … 11 Austria … … 7 Brazil … … 15 Chile … … 6 China … … — Columbia … … 24 Cuba … … — Czechoslovakia … … — Finland … … 5 G.D.R. … … — Greece … … 26 Hungary … … — Indonesia … … 2 Iran … … 31 Iraq … … — Israel … … 31 Japan … … 15 Mexico … … 1 Norway … … 3 Pakistan … … 167 Peru … … — Poland … … 1 Portugal … … 103 Romania … … — South Africa … … 9 Spain … … 65 Sweden … … 10 Switzerland … … 7 Turkey … … 97 U.S.A. … … 29 U.S.S.R. … … — Venezuela … … 4 Yugoslavia … … 21 Other Foreign Countries … … 138 Total … … 898