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Mr. Marlow
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of Sri Lankans who have (a) entered the United Kingdom and (b) left the United Kingdom for each of the last 36 months; and what has been the net migration in each month.
Mr. Waddington
The available statistics, of the number of citizens of Sri Lanka admitted to the United Kingdom, are given in the table. Corresponding data on the numbers embarking are not available.
| Sri Lankan citizens admitted1 to the United Kingdom, 1984 to 1986 | |||
| Number | |||
| 1984 | 1985 | 21986 | |
| January | 2,080 | 1,960 | 2,010 |
| February | 1,340 | 1,450 | 1,110 |
| March | 1,550 | 1,690 | 1,500 |
| April | 2,250 | 2,480 | 1,930 |
| May | 2,210 | 2,540 | 2,370 |
| June | 2,770 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| July | 3,950 | 3,630 | 3,210 |
| August | 4,460 | 4,060 | 3,620 |
| September | 3,530 | 3,210 | 3,720 |
| October | 2,130 | 2,230 | 2,440 |
| November | 1,490 | 1,490 | 1,410 |
| December | 2,260 | 1,800 | 1,690 |
| 1 Excluding those granted temporary admission while subject to further consideration or investigation. | |||
| 2 Provisional. | |||