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Mr. Arthur Lewis
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give for the longest and most convenient period of time details of persons to whom he has refused permission to land in Great Britain, and what were the reasons for banning their entry.
Mr. Merlyn Rees
Details of the number of Commonwealth citizens and foreign nationals refused entry to the United Kingdom at ports are given in the annual Home Office publication "Control of Immigration Statistics". Figures for 1976 are given in Tables 1(a) and 1(b) of Cmnd. 6883.The table below indicates the main reasons for refusing entry to the United Kingdom at ports during 1976.
| COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS AND FOREIGN NATIONALS REFUSED LEAVE TO ENTER—1976 | |
| Reason for Refusal | Numbers |
| Insufficient means for visit or not genuine visitor | 6,134 |
| Lack of a United Kingdom visa by foreign national | 1,343 |
| Transit passenger thought to be unable or not intending to proceed at once to another country and assured of entry there | 1,062 |
| Intention to study not genuine or unsatisfactory arrangements for study | 725 |
| Seeking employment without a Work Permit. | 393 |
| Other reasons* | 1,877 |
| Total | 11,534 |
| * See the Statement of Immigration rules for Control on Entry: Commonwealth citizens (H.C. 79, paras. 55–63); EEC and other non-Commonwealth Nationals (H.C. 81. paras. 58–65). | |