§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people from Colombia, seeking to visit friends and family in Britain, have been refused leave of entry to the United Kingdom in the six month period(a) from January 1990, (b) between June 1989 and January 1990 and (c) between January 1989 and June 1989; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe centrally available information is as follows:
Period Number of Colombian nationals refused leave to enter and removed January to June 1989 312 July to December 1989 327 January to April 1990 212 From this information persons seeking to visit friends and family in Britain cannot be distinguished. More specific information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.