§ Mr. IrvingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Sri Lankan Tamils have been refused entry to the United Kingdom after being refused asylum during the past 12 months; to which countries they were removed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonThe information requested is not available centrally. Statistics of the total numbers of grants and refusals of refugee status by nationality are published annually in the Home Office statistical bulletins "Refugee Statistics: United Kingdom", 13/87 for the 1986 edition, copies of which are available in the Library. The bulletin for 1987 should be available early next month.