HC Deb 05 December 1996 vol 286 cc748-9W
Mr. Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Japanese citizens aged between 11 and 18 years held visas allowing them to study in the United Kingdom at boarding schools in each year from 1990 to 1996. [7280]

Mr. Kirkhope

The number of Japanese citizens aged 11 to 17 years who were admitted on arrival as students to the United Kingdom for more than six months were:

Number
1990 860
1991 680
1992 890
1993 810
1994 870
1995 1,050
1996 January to September 11,080
1Provisional.

Information on the type of education institution attended, and whether the person had an entry clearance, is not available.