§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, pursuant to his answer relating to monthly admissions of Iranian nationals to the United Kingdom in the Official Report, 4 December, column 99, he will publish a breakdown of the figures of entries for each month (a) by reason of entry, (b) by length of permitted stay, (c) by number subsequently asking for an extension of stay and (d) by number granted an extension.
§ Mr. Raison[pursuant to his reply, 10 December 1979, c. 421–2]: Statistics of admissions analysed by the purpose of journey and citizenship/nationality are published annually in "Control of Immigration: Statistics"—table 1(b) of the issue for 1978, Cmnd. 7565. To provide this information on a monthly basis would involve disproportionate cost, but the table below gives a quarterly breakdown of admissions of Iranian nationals for 1978 and the first three quarters of 1979; 26.6 thousand Iranian nationals were admitted in September 1979. Information on length of permitted stay, and on numbers subsequently asking for and granted an extension, is not collated centrally and could be made available only at disproportionate cost.
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IRANIAN NATIONALS ADMITTED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY PURPOSE OF JOURNEY, JANUARY 1978-JUNE 1979 Number of journeys Visitors given leave to enter for 12 months Total admitted Ordinary Business Passengers in transit Diplomats and dependants Work permit holders and dependants Others given leave to enter Those admitted for marriage Accepted for settlement on arrival Returning from temporary absence abroad Students 1978 1st quarter … 39,961 25,938 2,913 2,711 139 17 69 5 6 6,616 1,547 2nd quarter … 48,979 34,219 2,863 3,364 139 23 124 1 10 6,917 1,319 3rd quarter … 107,041 79,878 2,858 7,055 216 22 204 4 11 12,771 4,022 4th quarter … 41,110 26,455 2,648 4,906 88 27 145 4 12 4,762 2,063 1978 Total … 237,091 166,490 11,282 18,036 582 89 542 14 39 31,066 8,951 1979 1st quarter … 23,206 11,170 1,288 4,900 60 14 39 11 15 4,327 1,472 2nd quarter … 31,408 20,429 2,123 3,008 38 19 55 15 31 4,669 1,021 3rd quarter … 88,189 64,557 2,186 6,595 51 16 272 19 57 11,974 2,462