HC Deb 30 January 1984 vol 53 cc5-6W
Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now answer questions regarding the numbers and kinds of persons whose entry to the United Kingdom he has certified would not be conductive to the public good; and if he will answer questions asking for the reasons for refusal to allow entry in individual cases.

Mr. Waddington

While my right hon. and learned Friend is prepared to indicate when he has exercised the powers granted to him in section 13(5) of the Immigration Act 1971, the amount of further detail that it would be appropriate to give to the House would depend on the circumstances of the individual case.

Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to ensure that hon. Members have an opportunity to make representations to him before he takes a final decision on whether or not to permit the entry into the United Kingdom of persons whose entry he believes might not be conductive to the public good.

Mr. Waddington

No. While it is the normal practice to defer a person's removal from the country to allow consideration of representations from an hon. Member, I do not think it right to follow that practice where a person has been refused leave to enter at a port on the personal direction of my right hon. and learned Friend that his exclusion is conducive to the public good.