Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many male fiancés from India and Pakistan, respectively, were granted entry permits during 1980; and how this compares with the previous five years.
§ Mr. RaisonNumbers of men admitted for marriage are published quarterly in a Home Office "Statistical Bulletin"—Table 7 of issue 4/81 for the fourth quarter and year 1980—and annually, by citizenship/nationality, in the Command Paper "Control of immigration statistics"—Tables la and lb of Cmnd. 7875 of the issue of 1979. The information available on entry clearances granted is given in the following table. The transitional arrangements associated with the new immigration rules which came into force in March 1980 are such that the effect of the new rules may not be reflected in these figures for several years.
Number of entry clearances granted to male fiancés from India and Pakistan India Pakistan 1976 1620 370 1977 2680 360 1978 1360 340 1979 1090 430 1980 1100 450