§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list(a) the total number and (b) the refusals for applications for entry clearance as students, in each of the last five years, from nationals of the People's Republic of China.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe total number of private student applications and the number of private student refusals, in each of the last five years, for nationals of the People's Republic of China is as follows:
Applications Refused Appeals Received 1988 454 152 8 1989 1,357 466 136 1990 2,607 1,479 525 1991 2,894 2,346 760 1992 1,308 1,015 264