§ Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why statistics on entry clearance refusals are only available for the Indian sub-continent.
§ Mr. WaddingtonAs previously stated in reply to a similar Question, the collection of data on applications for entry clearance from countries outside the Indian sub-continent was terminated at the end of 1979 because it was considered that its usefulness did not justify the resources required to undertake it. Information continues to be collected for the countries of the Indian sub-continent because of the large number of applications there. Also, arrangements are in hand so that similar statistics can be produced for Hong Kong. Information on acceptances for settlement and admissions of husbands and fiances is available for all countries.