§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Jamaican nationals have(a) been interviewed and (b) refused entry to the United Kingdom for each month since January 1989; and what are the annual figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe available information is given in the table. All Jamaican citizens are interviewed on admission. Figures for those subjected to further examination are not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Jamaican citizens admitted to, and refused leave to enter and removed from, the United Kingdom Year/month Total admitted1 Total refused leave to enter and removed 1979 35,000 48 1980 31,000 82 1981 31,000 54
Year/month Total admitted1 Total refused leave to enter and removed 1982 30,000 63 1983 30,200 60 1984 28,600 44 1985 29,700 69 1986 30,500 131 1987 31,600 269 1988 30,600 424 1989 January 2,600 75 February 1,700 79 March 2,000 82 April 2,200 71 May 2,300 59 June 3,800 65 July 4,500 75 August 3,900 55 September 3,300 72 October n.y.a. 58 1 The 1989 figures are provisional. n.y.a. Not yet available.