HC Deb 15 March 1978 vol 946 cc197-8W
Miss Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria are applied in deciding whether to issue visitors' permits to citizens of each of the following countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Yemen, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.

Dr. Summerskill

The criteria to be applied are those set out in the Statements (as amended) of Immigration Rules for Control on Entry for Commonwealth Citizens and for EEC and other non- Commonwealth nationals, copies of which have been laid before the House. No distinction is made on grounds of nationality.