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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-04-03more like thismore than 2017-04-03
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: North Korea more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, what steps they are taking to ensure that North Korean nationals who enter UK territories are not involved in any unlawful activities. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL6514 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-04-18more like thismore than 2017-04-18
answer text <p>All citizens of North Korea require a visa to visit the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Applicants are assessed against the requirements of the Immigration Rules and will be refused where we are not satisfied that they meet these requirements. The biographic and biometric data supplied with visa applications is checked against Home Office databases to identify subjects of interest or persons who are not admissible to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We carry out 100% checks on passengers arriving on scheduled services at the border in order to identify any criminal, security and immigration concerns. Where we believe someone poses a risk, Border Force officers can — and do — refuse them entry.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-04-18T15:38:57.34Zmore like thismore than 2017-04-18T15:38:57.34Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool remove filter