HC Deb 19 November 1998 vol 319 cc809-12W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 1998,Official Report, column 637, of the Minister of State, the right hon. Member for Leeds, Central (Mr. Fatchett), which were the countries of application of those people refused visit visas in the last three years.[59881]

Mr. Fatchett

As at 31 December 1997 there were visa issuing Posts in the following countries.

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Boliva
  • Bosnia Herzogovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burma
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Denmark
  • Dominician Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • EL Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gambia, The
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Honduras
  • Hong kong
  • Holy See
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Irish Republic
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jerusalem
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Korea
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
  • Slovak Republic
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • St. Helena
  • Sudan
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • UAE
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Yugoslavia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe.

During the period 1995–1997 Posts in all the countries and Dependent Territories listed above, except the following, refused a number of visit visas.

1995 1996 1997
Algeria Algeria Algeria
Argentina Ascension Island Ascension Island
Ascension Island Bermuda Bahamas
Bahamas Bolivia Belize
Bermuda Costa Rica Bermuda
Bolivia El Salvador Costa Rica
Costa Rica Falkland Islands Falkland Islands
El Salvador Gibraltar Gibraltar
Falkland Islands Guatemala Guatemala
Gibraltar Holy See Honduras
Guatemala Iceland Iceland
Honduras Macedonia Libya
Iceland Morocco Macedonia
Lesotho Nicaragua Morocco
Macedonia Panama Nicaragua
Morocco Papua New Guinea Panama
New Zealand Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
Nicaragua Switzerland Spain
Solomon Islands Taiwan Switzerland
Spain Tonga Taiwan
Uruguay Uruguay Tonga
Switzerland Vanuatu Turkmenistan
Taiwan Uruguay
Tonga Vanuatu

This Department publishes visa statistics in the booklet `Global Entry Clearance Statistics'. Copies of this booklet covering the period 1995–1997 will shortly be placed in the Libraries of the House.