§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons—for the latest convenient period or periods—were admitted to the United Kingdom as employees or dependants of employees of the High Commissions of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan; and how many are known not to have left the United Kingdom after ceasing to be so employed.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe available information is in Column 8 of Tables 1(a) and 1(b) of Cmnd. 6504 (Control of Immigration: Statistics, 1975). Statistics are not kept of those who seek to remain 316W after ceasing their employment with diplomatic Missions.
§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what form the admissions for settlement of the spouses of patrials who are not themselves patrial are recorded; and whether any separate record exists of such entrants for each year since 1966, respectively.
§ Dr. SummerskillThey are recorded in the same way as all other spouses admitted for settlement, and not as a separate category. The status of patriality had no existence in law before the Immigration Act 1971 took effect.