HC Deb 22 October 1986 vol 102 c906W
Mr. Wareing

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens of (a) Iran and (b) Iraq have been admitted to the United Kingdom in each of the years 1981 to 1986; and for what reasons they visited the United Kingdom.

Mr. Waddington

Information on the numbers of passengers admitted to the United Kingdom by nationality and purpose of journey is published annually in table 1 of "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom" (Cmnd. 8533, 8944, 9246, 9544 and 9863 for the years 1981 to 1985 respectively). Corresponding figures for 1986 will be published in 1987.