§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Manchester about violence and damage 519W caused in the vicinity of the Church of the Ascension, Royce road, Hume, Manchester, in connection with Mr. Viraj Mendis.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe chief constable informs me that two incidents have been reported to the police. On 9 March a group of people entered the church and engaged in scuffles with supporters of Mr. Viraj Mendis, one of whom sustained minor injuries. Six men were later arrested on suspicion of assault, but as none was positively identified all were released without charge. On 10 March a woman living nearby informed the police that she had been attacked on her way home. The matter has been investigated by the police, but so far the alleged assailants have not been traced.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations he has received in respect of the proposed removal of Viraj Mendis, a Sri Lankan currently staying in the United Kingdom(a) from hon. Members and (b) from others.
§ Mr. WaddingtonBy 13 April 1987, 48 hon. and right hon. Members and four Members in another place had made representations. More than 800 other letters have been received about the case, as well as two petitions and about 1,500 proforma postcards.