§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what action Her Majesty's Government have taken to expel the chief UNITA representative in the United Kingdom to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1127 (1997); [99160]
(2) if he will make a statement on the current whereabouts of the chief UNITA representative in the United Kingdom. [99161]
§ Mrs. RocheI have been asked to reply.
Mr. Kandeya was instructed to leave the United Kingdom following the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1127. His application for leave to remain in the United Kingdom was refused on 13 October 1998. On the same day my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department also informed Mr. Kandeya of his decision to make a deportation order against him. Mr. Kandeya's appeals against both decisions remain outstanding. We have recently had unconfirmed reports that Mr. Kandeya has left the United Kingdom. Should these be confirmed his application for leave to remain will lapse and the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will write to the independent appellate authorities to seek a ruling that his appeal to them has been abandoned.