§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many nationals of(a) Jamaica, (b) Trinidad and Tobago, (c) Guyana, (d) Barbados and (e) St. Lucia have made applications for entry clearance certificates at the respective British High Commissions in the West Indies; how many such applications have been refused during the 12 months of 1989; and what are the figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Peter LloydInformation on entry clearance applications refused initially in 1987–88 was published on 559W 5 April 1989, Official Report, columns 221–24, in answer to a question from the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Darling). Information on applications in 1989 is given in the table. The other information requested is not available centrally.
Applications for entry clearance1 to the United Kingdom in 1989 Number of persons Applications Country2 Newly received3 Granted4 5 Refused initially5 Jamaica 3,140 2,950 470 Trinidad and Tobago 1,920 1,780 240 Guyana 1,840 1,560 160 Barbados6 1,580 1,460 110
Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Barbados admitted to, and refused leave to enter and removed from, the United Kingdom Trinidad and Tobago Guyana Barbados Year/Month Total admitted Total refused leave to enter and removed Total admitted Total refused leave to enter and removed Total admitted Total refused leave to enter and removed 1979 18,000 20 7,600 26 8,900 9 1980 18,000 17 7,200 23 9,000 10 1981 17,000 17 6,700 10 8,800 7 1982 19,000 13 5,500 19 8,100 7 1983 20,000 10 5,750 17 8,120 5 1984 22,200 10 5,920 29 8,280 4 1985 24,600 6 6,490 16 9,230 2 1986 18,400 20 6,120 16 9,260 7 1987 18,500 31 5,680 27 9,100 9 1988 17,300 42 5,640 27 9,520 20 1989 17,500 76 6,230 44 9,510 31 January 1989 1,200 5 400 3 700 — February 1989 900 7 300 1 300 2 March 1989 1,100 6 400 7 500 4 April 1989 1,300 5 500 4 500 3 May 1989 1,200 7 400 2 600 4 June 1989 1,700 4 600 3 1,200 — July 1989 2,400 6 800 5 1,600 3 August 1989 2,100 9 800 3 1,400 5 September 1989 1,800 9 700 2 1,000 4 October 1989 1,600 6 600 5 700 3 November 1989 1,000 6 400 5 500 2 December 1989 1,100 6 400 4 500 1