Mr. MichaelMorris asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of visas issued for each month by the British High Commission in Colombo since visas were introduced, broken down into (a) Sinhalese, (b) Tamil, (c) muslims and (d) others.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information available centrally is given in the following table:
Sri Lankan citizens issued with a visa in Sri Lanka to enter the United Kingdom Number of persons Total Of whom, Tamils 1985 June1 1,130 na July 1,150 na August 980 na September 900 210 October 540 150 November 450 120 December 420 130 Total (since 30 May) 5,560 na 1986 January 500 180 February 270 80 March 620 150 April 700 40 May 840 210 June 750 190 July 1,010 220 August 770 na September 870 na October 670 na November 380 na December 430 na Year 7,800 na 1987 January 170 na na = Not available. 1 Including 30 May, when the visa requirement was introduced and 31 May.