§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations have been made by right hon. and hon. Members to Ministers in his Department about (a) port refusals and (b) other immigration matters in each month since May.
§ Mr. Waddington[pursuant to his reply, 23 October 1986]: Since May the number of stops on removal made by right hon. and hon. Members in port refusal cases has been as follows:
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Numbers May 647 June 710 July 886 August 813 September 979 The available information as to the number of representations made on all immigration matters relates to the number of immigration files1 created. Since May the numbers, which include cases arising from port refusals, have been as follows:
Numbers May 1,202 June 1,728 July 1,279 August 1,255 September 1,745 1 Notes: 1. These figures include a small number of letters dealing with general issues rather than individual cases.
2. Representations made on behalf of a single family may be counted as more than one case where the immigration circumstances of more than one member of the family arc under consideration.
3. Further representations made after reply has been sent are included separately in these figures.
4. Representations received about the same case from more than one right hon. Member or hon. Member are counted separately.
5. Not all stops were followed by written representations.