PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
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:
24 January
Text of Question
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FRIDAY 21 Jan
Mr Ian Wrigglesworth (Teesside, Thornaby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home
additional Vietnamese refugees; and what was the response.
Foreign + Cwith. Affairs Department, what requests have been received from the Hong Kong Government to take
We are frequently in touch with Hong Kong Government officials,
about the continuing influx of Vietnamese boat people, and ways
of handling the problem, including the possibility of resettlement
in the United Kingdom. A number of refugees may be admitted this
year under existing criteria. No final decision has been taken
about how many, if any, others may be taken.
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