§ Mr. DicksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the criteria used to decide whether to permit foreign nationals needing a visa to enter the United Kingdom to arrive at a port of entry without one and subsequently to gain entry.
§ Mr. HurdExcept where a standard waiver applies to transit passengers, the normal course would be to refuse admission to those requiring a valid visa and not possessing one. However, each case is considered on its merits, and such a passenger may be admitted if there are particularly compassionate or compelling circumstances.
§ Mr. DicksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals needing visas to enter the United Kingdom have been permitted to arrive at a port of entry without one and have been granted entry to the United Kingdom during the past year; and if he will list their country of origin.
§ Mr. HurdNo separate total is kept of such arrivals, and the information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.