British Citizens (Visa Refusal)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Spain – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 February 1954.

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Photo of Sir Douglas Dodds-Parker Sir Douglas Dodds-Parker , Banbury 12:00, 17 February 1954

The answer to the first part of the Question is "Yes, Sir," and to the second part is "No, Sir." By international practice, no sovereign State is required to give a reason for a refusal to allow entry into its territory by citizens of another country. There are, therefore, no grounds for making a statement to the House.