COLAIQ
CONFIDENTIAL
SCORRI
REPORT: REFUGEES AND ASYLUM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE ΤΟ
THE VIETNAMESE
BACKGROUND
1.
This report was
B
published on 18 April 1985. A summary of
The Home Office are
response, which
We shall
of
FCO responsibility.
These
the recommendations is attached.
responsible for coordinating the Government
will probably take the form of a White Paper.
contribute passages on matters
are mainly contained in part
recommendations.
I of the attached table of
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E
F
2.
We are in close touch with the Home Office about
recommendations 1, 4 and 5. The Secretary of State wrote to
on 20 May asking him to accept the 500 or
recommended by SCORRI, and in
the Home Secretary
SO family reunion
cases
a continuing commitment
to accept 500
The Home
addition to make
Vietnemse refugees from Hong Kong each year.
Secretary replied on 15 July agreeing to accept the 500 family
reunion cases, but declining to make any further commitment
for future years.
His reply also explained that the Home
Office do not propose to reply to the report until after the
reces S on the basis that, given the difficulties that the
immigration into
into the UK.
Immigration Rules changes are likely to give rise to in
in the
next few weeks, it would be politically unwise to announce at
the same time another decision that would result in additional
The Secretary of State wrote again
to the Home Secretary on 19 July, pressing his original
request, stressing the need for a speedy response to the
report, and suggesting an urgent meeting to discuss the matter
The Home Secretary has yet to reply.
3.
In answer to a written question by
by Clive
Clive Soley MP, Mr
Waddington replied on 22 July that the Government is not yet
publication of its response
in
a position to give a date for
to SCORRI.
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