HC Deb 20 November 1991 vol 199 cc199-200W
Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have been held between the British Government and the United States authorities on the recent repatriation of Vietnamese refugees from Hong Kong to Vietnam and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Garel-Jones

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Cox) on 12 November 1991, at c.480.

Mr. Parry

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Vietnamese refugees have been accepted into the United Kingdom at the latest date.

Mr. Garel-Jones

Between 1975 and 31 October 1991, 18,032 Vietnamese refugees were resettled in the United Kingdom from places of first asylum in south-east Asia. In addition, a further 4,203 Vietnamese were settled in the United Kingdom under the orderly departure programme.

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