HC Deb 16 March 1995 vol 256 c678W
Mr. David Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visas have been issued since 1990 to Pakistani mullahs to preach in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Nicholas Baker

No information is available on Pakistanis citizens entering the United Kingdom as visitors who undertake preaching tours. However, since 1990, 130 visas have been issued to people applying in Islamabad, Pakistan to come to the United Kingdom for employment as ministers of religion.