asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will reintroduce the special visa programme for Latin American refugees which was closed in 1979, with a view to aiding the victims of the repressive regime at present in power in Argentina.

No. My right hon. Friend is prepared to consider individual applications for asylum from those who establish a case for it and whose most appropriate country of resettlement is the United Kingdom. This applies to all nationalities including those of Latin America.