Written question asked by Baroness King of Bow (Labour) on Monday, 22 February 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 March 1999. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 1 March 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU nationals were refused entry to the United Kingdom on the grounds of (a) public policy, (b) public security and (c) public health during the period 1st February 1998 to date. - Including figures.

Answer: Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many EU nationals were refused entry to the United Kingdom on the grounds of (a) public policy, (b) public security and (c) public health during the period 1 February 1998 to date. [72866] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The available information relates to European Union nationals who were refused leave to enter because their exclusion from the United Kingdom was deemed conducive to the public good or because they were medically undesirable. A provisional total of 46 persons in the first of those categories were removed between February and December 1998. During the same period, no European Union nationals were recorded as having been refused and removed on health grounds.

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