HC Deb 12 December 1994 vol 251 c463W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will now reconsider the decision of his Department to refuse entry into the United Kingdom for Mr. Edsil Charles Fordyce; and if he will make a statement on the criteria used by his Department in deciding on humanitarian visits to the United Kingdom of foreign citizens.

Mr. Baldry

Ministers do not intervene in individual cases unless there is evidence of illogicality or procedural error in handling the application or there are exceptional compassionate circumstances.

Entry clearance officers take all aspects, including those of a humanitarian nature, of an application into consideration when making decisions.

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