HC Deb 11 July 2001 vol 371 cc534-7W
Fiona Mactaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) Jamaican, (b) Barbadian, (c) Guyanese, (d) Canadian and (e) Australian nationals were admitted as visitors during each month in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001 to the latest available date; and how many of these, from each country, were admitted with leave for less than six months. [2520]

Angela Eagle

The available information is given in the table.

Visitors are only admitted to the United Kingdom for a maximum period of six months. The table shows visitors and business visitors for the requested nationalities up to April 2001, the latest available month.

Passengers admitted to the United Kingdom, by selected nationality and category, January 2000 to April 20011
Number of journeys2
Jamaica Barbados Guyana Canada Australia
Visitors
2000
January 1,340 140 60 15,100 22,900
February 1,630 210 50 19,000 14,500
March 1,930 350 120 32,600 20,200
April 1,870 460 160 42,800 35,800
May 2,500 430 160 60,500 48,700
June 2,990 890 180 60,000 48,600
July 5,160 1,420 610 69,400 58,100
August 3,440 1,050 430 71,600 51,100
September 2,380 740 200 52,500 57,600
October 1,880 440 150 40,700 41,000
November 1,990 410 170 25,100 23,300
December 2,980 590 230 25,700 33,600
Total 30,100 7,130 2,530 515,000 455,000
20011
January 1,700 200 80 16,300 23,300
February 1,920 200 100 23,700 13,500
March 2,340 290 240 20,100 19,200
April 2,260 310 250 36,300 32,900
Business visitors
2000
January 50 20 10 6,610 3,470
February 90 40 10 6,960 3,990
March 170 70 3— 7,210 4,560
April 70 30 20 6,560 4,180
May 100 60 20 7,970 5,660
June 130 80 20 7,550 5,540
July 150 50 70 7,020 4,830
August 100 20 10 4,840 3,640
September 110 80 20 8,070 4,880
October 90 60 30 8,710 5,590
November 120 120 40 8,520 5,040
December 70 10 10 4,340 2,640
Total 1,250 640 280 83,900 54,400
20011
January 100 40 40 6,770 3,950
February 140 60 10 8,080 4,280
March 140 60 30 7,580 5,170
April 100 60 20 7,720 4,610
Total visitors
2000
January 1,390 170 70 21,300 26,400
February 1,720 260 60 25,900 18,500
March 2,100 420 130 39,900 24,800
April 1,940 490 180 49,300 40,000
May 2,600 480 190 68,500 54,400
June 3,120 960 210 67,500 54,100
July 5,320 1,460 680 76,500 62,900
August 3,540 1,070 440 76,400 54,700
September 2,500 810 230 60,600 62,500
October 1,970 500 180 49,400 46,900
November 2,110 530 200 33,600 28,300
December 3,050 610 240 30,100 36,300
Total 31,400 7,770 2,800 599,000 510,000

Passengers admitted to the United Kingdom, by selected nationality and category, January 2000 to April 20011
Number of journeys2
Jamaica Barbados Guyana Canada Australia
20011
January 1,800 240 110 23,100 27,200
February 2,060 260 100 31,800 17,800
March 2,480 350 270 37,600 24,300
April 2,360 370 270 44,000 37,500
1 2001 data are provisional
2 Totals may not sum due to rounding. This is because all calculations are based on unrounded figures to ensure accuracy
3 Five or fewer

Note:

Data rounded to three significant digits or to the nearest 10 if less than 1,000

Fiona Mactaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for extensions of stay were received in each month in(a) 2000 and (b) 2001 to the latest available date by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate from (i) Jamaican, (b) Barbadian, (iii) Guyanese, (iv) Canadian and (v) Australian nationals admitted for less than six months as visitors; and how many were (A) granted and (B) refused. [2519]

Angela Eagle

The available information is given in the table and relates to people who enter the United Kingdom as visitors and subsequently apply for an extension of stay in another category.

The information relates to decisions on applications for an extension of leave to remain. The latest available data are for the period January to September 2000.

Grants and refusals of extensions of leave to remain1 in the United Kingdom to persons having entered the country as a visitor2, by selected nationality, January to September 20003
Number of decisions4
Jamaica Barbados Guyana Canada Australia
Grants of extension
January 560 10 10 20 40
February 480 10 10 30 40
March 580 10 10 30 60
April 380 10 10 20 50
May 470 10 10 20 60
June 630 10 10 40 60
July 500 10 10 30 60
August 460 * * 20 70
September 400 * 10 20 60
Total
January-September 4,460 70 70 240 500
Refusals of extension
January 50 * * * *
February 60 — * * 10
March 60 — * 10 *
April 80 — * * 10
May 100 — * 10 10
June 180 * 10 * *
July 230 — * * *
August 160 — * * *
September 130 * * * 10
Total
January-September 1,060 * 20 40 50
Total Decisions
January 600 10 10 30 50
February 550 10 10 40 50
March 640 10 10 40 60
April 460 10 10 30 60
May 570 10 10 30 60

Grants and refusals of extensions of leave to remain1 in the United Kingdom to persons having entered the country as a visitor2, by selected nationality, January to September 20003
Number of decisions4
Jamaica Barbados Guyana Canada Australia
June 820 10 10 40 60
July 740 10 10 30 70
August 610 * 10 20 70
September 530 10 10 20 60
Total
January-September 5,520 80 90 270 550
1 Excludes dependants of principal applicants, the outcome of appeals, and withdrawn applications
2 Includes students admitted for less than six months
3 Provisional
4 Totals may not add up due to rounding. This is because all calculations are based on unrounded numbers to ensure accuracy

Note:

Data rounded to the nearest 10 with * = 5 or fewer