§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people, by nationality, have requested entry to the United Kingdom as returning residents, in each quarter since April 1992; and how many866W have been (a) readmitted as such, (b) readmitted for a limited period and (c) refused entry to the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Charles Wardle[holding answer 26 July 1993]: The available information is given in the tables. Information is not available on persons seeking admission as returning residents who were found not to satisfy the relevant requirements of the immigration rules but who were admitted for a limited period under another category.
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Table 1 Persons1 admitted as returning residents since April 19922 Number of admissions Nationality 2nd quarter 1992 3rd quarter 1992 4th quarter 1992 EUROPE 28,640 39,550 25,440 Austria 2,300 3,050 1,850 Bulgaria 110 140 110 Cyprus 1,370 2,540 1,100 Czechoslovakia 240 290 160 Finland 1,770 2,450 1,480 Hungary 350 570 310 Malta 1,850 3,100 1,490 Norway 3,150 4,030 2,620 Poland 1,960 3,800 1,920 Romania 130 190 100 Sweden 6,890 7,180 6,170 Switzerland 4,320 4,970 3,810 Turkey 2,460 4,990 2,520 Former USSR 430 890 570 Former Yugoslavia 1,300 1,380 1,220 AMERICAS 50,550 60,380 44,920 Argentina 370 330 310 Barbados 410 570 420 Brazil 780 1,200 650 Canada 8,670 10,410 7,040 Chile 460 660 330 Colombia 660 850 460 Cuba 10 + + Guyana 260 380 300 Jamaica 1,590 2,100 1,640 Mexico 370 460 300 Peru 230 190 140 Trinidad and Tobago 830 1,050 620 USA 35,660 41,900 32,510 Uruguay 40 90 40 Venezuela 220 200 170 AFRICA 14,340 20,580 13,980 Algeria 540 890 420 Egypt 790 1,070 780 Ethiopia 100 100 70 Ghana 1,660 2,250 1,900 Kenya 1,180 1,440 960 Libya 150 220 200 Mauritius 1,020 1,420 770 Morocco 1,030 2,870 1,020 Nigeria 3,320 4,410 3,850 Sierra Leone 190 310 200 Somalia 30 60 40 South Africa 2,540 2,720 2,090 Sudan 200 320 120 Tanzania 360 620 400 Tunisia 300 600 270 Uganda 170 230 160 Zambia 240 340 210 Zimbabwe 500 690 530 ASIA 46,600 51,300 35,040 Bangladesh 2,380 3,000 1,410 China 220 220 220 Hong Kong BDTC/BN(O) 1,270 1,400 870 India 14,560 15,300 11,580 Indonesia 190 250 140
Number of admissions Nationality 2nd quarter 1992 3rd quarter 1992 4th quarter 1992 Iran 3,750 4,910 2,580 Iraq 560 690 460 Israel 1,820 1,900 1,390 Japan 5,680 6,600 4,840 Jordan 430 570 400 Kuwait 150 150 100 Lebanon 1,180 1,410 880 Malaysia 3,340 3,340 2,130 Pakistan 5,680 4,650 4,260 Philippines 1,640 1,860 1,030 Saudia Arabia 290 390 220 Singapore 720 860 630 Sri Lanka 1,490 2,460 1,060 Syria 260 350 130 Thailand 1,000 980 670 AUSTRALIA 19,260 20,500 15,010 Australia 12,090 13,010 9,660 New Zealand 7,160 7,490 5,350 OTHERS 6,610 8,630 4,940 British Overseas Citizens 1,240 1,270 790 Other countries not elsewhere specified 2,590 3,340 2,040 Stateless 2,790 4,020 2,060 ALL NATIONALITIES 166,000 200,950 139,330 + 5 or fewer. 1 Excluding EC nationals to whom the immigration rules on returning residents do not apply. 2 Data for the first two quarters of 1993 are not yet available.
Passenger admissions and persons refused leave to enter and removed, for selected nationalities in 1992. 1st quarter 1992 2nd quarter 1992 3rd quarter 1992 4th quarter 1992 Year 1992 Nationality Admissions Refused and removed Admissions Refused and removed Admissions Refused and removed Admissions Refused and removed Admissions Refused and removed Jamaica 4,930 100 6,010 98 9,170 104 5,760 107 25,900 409 Turkey 16,300 57 18,400 55 25,300 52 19,600 64 79,500 228 Morocco 3,540 21 4,410 28 6,720 27 3,840 23 18,500 99 USA 521,000 228 823,000 251 903,000 247 559,000 207 2,810,000 933 Australia 77,100 65 133,000 69 156,000 54 98,600 48 465,000 236 Malaysia 14,500 70 25,300 111 31,700 81 22,100 84 93,600 346 Hong Kong (BDTS and BN(O)s) 17,700 34 21,000 39 39,500 35 13,600 23 91,800 131 Guyana 1,000 9 1,580 16 2,200 12 1,240 23 6,030 60 Trinidad and Tobago 3,060 13 4,490 13 7,040 18 3,740 17 18,300 61 Colombia 3,750 102 5,990 93 6,620 80 4,750 122 21,100 397 Algeria 2,690 60 3,840 45 5,560 58 3,260 70 15,300 233
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were detained under
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Table 2 Persons seeking admission as returning residents who have been refused and removed since April 19921 Nationality2 2nd quarter 1992 3rd quarter 1992 4th quarter 1992 Poland — — 1 Former Yugoslavia 1 — — Brazil — 1 — Jamaica — 1 1 Venezuela — 1 — Nigeria 1 — — Zambia 1 — — Zimbabwe — 1 — Bangladesh 6 — 4 Hong Kong BDTC/BN(O) 1 — — India 3 3 1 Iran 1 — — Pakistan 2 — — Other countries not elseware specified 1 — — All nationalities 17 7 7 1 Data for the first two quarters of 1993 are not yet available. 2 Nationalities other than those given are zero.