HC Deb 17 January 1986 vol 89 c715W
Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of heads of households granted special quota vouchers in India in 1985 did not use those vouchers.

Mr. Waddington

Information on special voucher holders accepted for settlement on arrival in the United Kingdom, analysed by the place of issue of the voucher, is not available. The latest available information is for the first three quarters of 1985, when 820 special vouchers were issued worldwide—of which 450 were issued in India—and 840 voucher holders were accepted for settlement on arrival in the United Kingdom. The vouchers are valid for six months and some of those who arrived in 1985 will have had vouchers issued in 1984 and some of those issued with vouchers in 1985 will not arrive until 1986.