§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Vietnamese refugees with close relatives living in the United Kingdom were granted admission to the United Kingdom in the last 12 months for which figures are available prior to the change in criteria applied to all refugees, stipulating that normally only the spouse and minor children will be admitted.
§ Mr. WaddingtonIn the 12 months from May 1980 to April 1981, 1,230 dependants were accepted for admission and 390 were refused. These figures include a small number of Laotians and Kampucheans.
§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has of the potential number of relatives of Vietnamese refugees settled here who might wish to enter the United Kingdom for family reunification purposes.
§ Mr. WaddingtonIt is not possible to make a reliable estimate.
§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many grandparents of Vietnamese refugees settled in the United Kingdom have applied, or in respect of whom application has been made, for family reunification in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many have been granted admission; and if he will make a statement;
(2) how many spouses of Vietnamese refugees settled in the United Kingdom have applied, or in respect of whom application has been made, for family reunification in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many have been granted admission; and if he will make a statement;
(3) how many parents of Vietnamese refugees settled in the United Kingdom have applied, or in respect of whom application has been made, for family reunification in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many have been granted admission; and if he will make a statement;
303W(4) how many siblings of Vietnamese refugees settled in the United Kingdom have applied, or in respect of whom application has been made, for family reunification in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many have been granted admission; and if he will make a statement;
(5) how many children of Vietnamese refugees settled in the United Kingdom have applied, or in respect of whom application has been made, for family reunification in the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many have been granted admission; and if he will make a statement;
§ Mr. WaddingtonI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Vietnamese persons who have close relatives living in the United Kingdom have applied, or in respect of whom application has been made, for family reunification in the period of the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many have been allowed to come to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaddingtonIn 1985 applications in respect of about 950 persons were received. In the same period applications (not necessarily relating to the same cases) were accepted in respect of 230 family members and refused of 600. These figures include a small number of Laotions and Kampucheans.