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Mr. Michael
Morris asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of visas issued for each month by the British High Commission in Colombo since visas were introduced, broken down into (a) Sinhalese, (b) Tamil, (c) muslims and (d) others.
Mr. Waddington
The information available centrally is given in the following table:
| Sri Lankan citizens issued with a visa in Sri Lanka to enter the United Kingdom | ||
| Number of persons | ||
| Total | Of whom, Tamils | |
| 1985 | ||
| June1 | 1,130 | na |
| July | 1,150 | na |
| August | 980 | na |
| September | 900 | 210 |
| October | 540 | 150 |
| November | 450 | 120 |
| December | 420 | 130 |
| Total (since 30 May) | 5,560 | na |
| 1986 | ||
| January | 500 | 180 |
| February | 270 | 80 |
| March | 620 | 150 |
| April | 700 | 40 |
| May | 840 | 210 |
| June | 750 | 190 |
| July | 1,010 | 220 |
| August | 770 | na |
| September | 870 | na |
| October | 670 | na |
| November | 380 | na |
| December | 430 | na |
| Year | 7,800 | na |
| 1987 | ||
| January | 170 | na |
| na = Not available. | ||
| 1 Including 30 May, when the visa requirement was introduced and 31 May. | ||