§ Mr. GummerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of visitors on a one-year student visa travelled to other parts of the European Union during the course of visa validating in the last 12 months. [23668]
§ Angela EagleI regret that the information requested is not available.
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§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 22 October 2001,Official Report, column 76W, on Pakistani nationals, how many Pakistani nationals holding UK visas have been refused entry to the UK since 11 September at Birmingham airport. [10719]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 6 November 2001]I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 22 October 2001,Official Report, column 76W, to her earlier question about refusals of Pakistani nationals and to my letter of 31 October 2001 responding to her subsequent representations.
Information on the number of Pakistani nationals refused leave to enter during 2001 are due to be published in the Command Paper "Control of Immigration Statistics United Kingdom 2001" by the end of 2002.
All nationals of Pakistan are required to obtain entry clearance. The majority of refusals in 2000 were the result of not having the correct entry clearance. Visas issued since 2 October 2000 confer leave to enter the United Kingdom upon the holder and a passenger with a visa as leave to enter will not normally require further examination. The immigration rules allow persons holding visas to be refused only in exceptional circumstances.