§ Mr. LaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visitor visas for entry into the United Kingdom from Cuban nationals have been turned down in each of the last two years. [22497]
§ Mr. FatchettThe number of visit visa applications from Cuban nationals refused in Havana in the last two years was: 65 (5.1 per cent.) in 1995; 63 (4.5 per cent.) in 1996 and 99 (5.4 per cent.) in the first 11 months of 1997. Records are not kept of applications from Cuban nationals applying in other countries.
§ Mr. LaxtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications in each of the last two years for visitor visas have been from Cuban nationals. [22496]
§ Mr. FatchettThe number of visit visa applications from Cuban nationals in Havana in the last two years was: 1,975 in 1995; 1,420 in 1996 and 1,822 in the first 11 months of 1997. Records are not kept of applications from Cuban nationals applying in other countries.