HC Deb 06 June 1985 vol 80 c216W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stops are outstanding on non-United Kingdom citizens seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom broken down into (a) Tamils only and (b) non-Tamils.

Mr. Waddington

On 30 May approximately 1,350 cases were outstanding of persons refused leave to enter whose removal was being deferred pending representations from Members of both Houses. This figure included approximately 60 Sri Lankan citizens of Tamil origin.