§ 46. Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is satisfied with the procedures for deciding applications for refugee status.
§ Mr. JohnThe United Kingdom's record in granting asylum, and in recognising as refugees under it people who fall within the scope of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 protocol, is a good one, but my right hon. Friend is at present considering suggestions put to him by the representative in the United Kingdom of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as being likely to improve the manner and speed of recognising people as convention refugees.