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Mr. Beith
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the monthly total of entry visas given to political prisoners in Chile was substantially lower in the first six months of this year than was anticipated by his Department despite the large number of applicants who have been waiting for six months or more.
Dr. Summerskill
No figure was set by my Department for admissions of refugees from Chile. During the first six months of this year. 119 letters of consent were authorised involving 297 people.