HC Deb 20 December 1990 vol 183 cc330-1W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for each quarter since 1 January 1989, how many applicants for entry clearance for (i) settlement and (ii) temporary stay were(a) decided, (b) granted and (c) refused in each country.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Quarterly data for the Indian sub-continent and Sri Lanka are given in the table. Corresponding information for other countries is not available centrally.

Settlement Temporary stay1
Country Decided Granted2 Refused initially Decided Granted2 Refused initially
4th quarter 3— 2,030 1,830 230
Year 3— 8,000 7,370 710
1990:
1st quarter 310 300 10 1,480 1,260 220
2nd quarter 320 300 20 2,220 2,020 200
1 Applications other than those for settlement.
2 Granted initially or on appeal.
3 Included under 'temporary stay'.

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