§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whe 354W ther he will extend the time limits to enable those who were innocently unaware that their permission to enter the United Kingdom had been obtained by false representations by other persons to claim protection under the amnesty which would have been available to them had they been aware, either innocently or guiltily, of the facts at the relevant time.
§ Mr. RaisonWe have no plans to do so.
§ Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied that young people, born outside the United Kingdom, whose permission to enter was obtained through misrepresentation on the part of others when they were themselves below the age of criminal intent will not run the risk of blackmail under the current immigration rules.
§ Mr. RaisonIllegal entrants, of whatever age and regardless of when or how their entry was secured, inevitably run the risk of blackmail. The problem is not new and will exist as long as breaches of the immigration laws occur.