§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he collects regarding the numbers of people who, having been refused visit visas to enter the United Kingdom, have subsequently been granted visas as a result of a new application at a later date. [57334]
§ Mr. FatchettThis Department does not record this information.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people, and from which countries, had visitors' visa applications rejected by UK officials in each of the last three years. [58286]
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§ Mr. FatchettThe number of visit visa applications (including short term students) refused at overseas Posts in the last three years is as follows:
Year Number 1995 65,209 1996 69,791 1997 60,019 Our statistics are recorded by country of application but do not show the country of origin of the applicant.