§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what account he took of the impact on BSkyB in making his decision on whether to allow Mr. Mike Tyson into the UK. [106652]
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§ Mr. StrawIn reaching my decision to admit Mr. Tyson one of the factors which weighed most heavily with me was the lack of consistency in the application of this Immigration Rule, as well as the likely effect of cancellation of the fight on those who had already purchased tickets and smaller enterprises and individuals who were probably least able to beat any losses. The situation of the latter had been drawn to my attention in the representations submitted by Mr. Frank Warren, the promoter of the event, who also referred to the investment in the promotion by television networks including "Showtime" in the United States of America and "BSkyB" in this country. Although I considered these factors I did not regard them as relevant to the decision I took.