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Mr. O'Brien
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the Government's policy concerning the admission into the United Kingdom of members of the Unification church, the Moonies, who are not British subjects; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Waddington
Overseas nationals are not admitted to work in the United Kingdom as ministers of religion or missionaries of the Unification church. There is no general prohibition on the admission of members of the church if they meet the requirements for admission under other provisions in the Immigration Rules, HC 169 as amended.
| Number of persons1 | ||||
| Decision taken | ||||
| Application status | Granted refugee status | Refused asylum but granted leave to remain on exceptional grounds | Refused asylum | Total |
| All decisions | 460 | 1,680 | 770 | 2,910 |
| Applied outside United Kingdom | 30 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
| Applied at port | 30 | 560 | 20 | 600 |
| Applied in United Kingdom of whom | 410 | 1,110 | 740 | 2,260 |
| Visitors | 240 | 540 | 420 | 1,200 |
| Students | 110 | 410 | 230 | 760 |
| Others2 | 50 | 160 | 80 | 300 |
| 1 The figures are independently rounded and may not sum to the totals; they include dependants, who are categorised under the same status as the applicant; | ||||
| 2 Includes some whose status is not recorded on the computer. | ||||