§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the waiting list as at 1 January for entry clearance at (a) Dacca, (b) Islamabad and (c) Delhi; and what were the comparative figures for 1 January 1985 and 1 January 1984.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation for end-December 1985 is not yet available; the other information requested and that for end-September 1985 are given in the following table:
20 December 1985 to 3 January 1986 20 December 1984 to 3 January 1985 Passengers arrived Refused entry Passengers arrived Refused entry Heathrow Terminal 1 107,000 74 101,000 69 Terminal 2 117,000 204 109,000 150 Terminal 3 182,000 401 174,000 322 Gatwick 197,000 177 187,000 111 Dover (Eastern docks, Western docks and Hoverport) 145,000 160 143,000 119
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrivals from Bangladesh were stopped at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick and (c) Dover between 20 December 1985 and 3 January 1986. 624W
Persons awaiting a decision on their application for entry clearance to the United Kingdom* Number end December 1983 end December 1984 end September 1985 Dacca 11,400 13,300 12,800 Islamabad 6,400 7,000 7,000 New Delhi 2,000 1,700 1,600 ∗ For immediate settlement or temporary admission, including those who have been interviewed but whose application remains undetermined.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he intends to introduce visa requests for arrivals from Bangladesh.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Cleethorpes (Mr. Brown) on 5 December, at column311.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the visa requests for arrivals from Sri Lanka will be lifted.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from him on 17 December, at column132.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrivals from (a) Bangladesh, (b) Pakistan, (c) India and (d) Sri Lanka were held in detention at (i) Harmondsworth and (ii) Ashford during the period 20 December 1985 to 3 January 1986.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe available information relates to passengers detained at Harmondsworth who were citizens of the countries concerned, and is as follows:(a) 49; (b) 83: (c) 64; (d) 12. Statistics of persons held in Ashford remand centre do not differentiate between passengers and others held under the powers contained in the Immigration Act 1971.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were denied entry to the United Kingdom at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick and (c) Dover between 20 December 1985 and 3 January 1986; what was the total number of passengers arriving; and what were the comparative figures for 1984–85.
§ Mr. WaddingtonPrecise statistics for passengers arriving during the period in question are not yet available. Those given are approximate.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI assume the hon. Member is referring to the number of Bangladesh citizens who were refused entry at the ports listed during this period.
The information is as follows: 625W
Number Heathrow Terminal 1 0 Terminal 2 1 Terminal 3 60 Gatwick 5 Dover (Eastern docks, Western docks and Hoverport) 13
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent instructions have been given to the immigration service dealing with the arrival of people from Bangladesh.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThose issued at Heathrow terminal 3 about liaison with the Bangladesh high commission, about falsified documents and about the need for faster handling of representations from right hon. and hon. Members.