§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 21 November,Official Report, column 71, on what dates in 1995 Ahmed Abdullahi, a senior member of the Nigerian Provisional Ruling Council, was in Britain.
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 29 November 1995]:General Abdullahi made two visits to the UK in 1995. In February, he was given, exceptionally, a visa on compassionate grounds to receive urgent medical attention. He made a further private visit in September, having acquired a visa through misrepresentation. Procedures at the visa section of our high commission in Lagos have been reviewed.