Written question asked by Maria Fyfe (Labour) on Thursday, 1 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 June 2000. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Thursday, 8 June 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he made of the arguments in relation to creating a precedent at the time of his authorisation of Mike Tyson's visit to the UK in January.

Answer: Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he made of the arguments in relation to creating a precedent at the time of his authorisation of Mike Tyson's visit to the UK in January. [124740] Mr. Straw: It was clearly indicated in January that there were exceptional circumstances in granting Mike Tyson entry on that occasion. In communicating my decision to him, it was made clear that this decision in no way set a precedent for any future applications he might make to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor or in any other capacity. Any such application would be considered under the Immigration Rules taking all relevant circumstances into account.

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