Immigration (Hansard, 18 June 1991)

§ Mr. Foulkes
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of people from each Caribbean country not permitted to enter the United Kingdom, for each year since 1979; and what percentage this represents in each case of the known number of entrants from each country.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
The available information is given in the following table:
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Barbados Guyana Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago

Year Total refused leave to enter and removed Removal rate¹ Total refused leave to enter and removed Removal rate¹ Total refused leave to enter and removed Removal rate¹ Total refused leave to enter and removed Removal rate¹

1982 7 0.1 19 0.3 63 0.2 13 0.1

1983 5 0.1 17 0.3 60 0.2 10 ²—

1984 4 0.1 29 0.5 44 0.2 10 0.1

1985 2 ²— 16 0.2 69 0.2 6 ²—

1986 7 0.1 16 0.3 131 0.4 20 0.1

1987 9 0.1 27 0.5 269 0.8 31 0.2

1988 20 0.2 27 0.5 424 1.4 42 0.2

1989 31 0.3 44 0.7 803 2.4 76 0.4

1990 36 0.4 57 0.9 580 1.9 131 0.7

¹ As a percentage of passenger admissions plus removals.

² — 0.05 per cent. or less.

§ Ms. Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have(a) applied to enter the United Kingdom from India on the basis of marriage in each of the last five years and (b) been refused under the primary purpose rule.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
The information requested is given in the table.

Applications for an entry clearance for settlement, by spouses and fiance(e)s in India

Number of persons

Applications

Newly received¹ Refused solely because of primary purpose rule² Refused partly because of primary purpose rule²

1986 3,240 670 60

1987 3,450 600 60

1988 2,910 550 70

1989 3,310 400 50

1990 3,300 520 60

¹ Including applications subsequently withdrawn. Many wives who applied before August 1988 were not required to satisfy the primary purpose rule, because they were covered by section 1(5) of the Immigration Act 1971.

² Applications refused initally minus applications granted on appeal.

§ Ms. Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people(a) applied to enter the United Kingdom as visitors from Caribbean countries and (b) were refused entry in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
The available information for 1986 to 1989 is published in table 1 of the annual Home Office Command Papers "Control of Immigration Statistics, United Kingdom"—Cm 166, 415, 726 and 1124 for each year from 1986 to 1989 respectively—copies of which are in the Library. The available information for 1990 is given in the table.

Caribbean visitors admitted to, and Caribbean passengers refused leave to enter and removed from, the United Kingdom in 1990.

Nationality Total visitors admitted Total passengers refused leave to enter and removed

Barbados 5,160 36

Guyana 3,740 57

Jamaica 18,200 580

Trinidad and Tobago 9,780 131

	Barbados	Guyana	Jamaica	Trinidad and Tobago
Year	Total refused leave to enter and removed	Removal rate¹	Total refused leave to enter and removed	Removal rate¹	Total refused leave to enter and removed	Removal rate¹	Total refused leave to enter and removed	Removal rate¹
1982	7	0.1	19	0.3	63	0.2	13	0.1
1983	5	0.1	17	0.3	60	0.2	10	²—
1984	4	0.1	29	0.5	44	0.2	10	0.1
1985	2	²—	16	0.2	69	0.2	6	²—
1986	7	0.1	16	0.3	131	0.4	20	0.1
1987	9	0.1	27	0.5	269	0.8	31	0.2
1988	20	0.2	27	0.5	424	1.4	42	0.2
1989	31	0.3	44	0.7	803	2.4	76	0.4
1990	36	0.4	57	0.9	580	1.9	131	0.7
¹ As a percentage of passenger admissions plus removals.
² — 0.05 per cent. or less.

Applications for an entry clearance for settlement, by spouses and fiance(e)s in India
Number of persons
	Applications
	Newly received¹	Refused solely because of primary purpose rule²	Refused partly because of primary purpose rule²
1986	3,240	670	60
1987	3,450	600	60
1988	2,910	550	70
1989	3,310	400	50
1990	3,300	520	60
¹ Including applications subsequently withdrawn. Many wives who applied before August 1988 were not required to satisfy the primary purpose rule, because they were covered by section 1(5) of the Immigration Act 1971.
² Applications refused initally minus applications granted on appeal.

Caribbean visitors admitted to, and Caribbean passengers refused leave to enter and removed from, the United Kingdom in 1990.
Nationality	Total visitors admitted	Total passengers refused leave to enter and removed
Barbados	5,160	36
Guyana	3,740	57
Jamaica	18,200	580
Trinidad and Tobago	9,780	131