§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What list of questions is used by Home Office officials when interviewing the wives of foreign husbands seeking leave to remain in the United Kingdom; whether they will place a copy of any instructions to these officers in the Library of the House of Lords, and whether they will ensure that where personal questions are asked of wives, female interviewers will be employed.
§ Lord BelsteadThere is no standard list of questions. The interviewing officer will ask the questions he thinks necessary to establish whether the application meets the requirements of the Immigration Rules. Officers are instructed not to put questions about sexual matters. It is not our policy to make public administrative instructions issued to the Immigration Service. It would not be practicable to use only female interviewers to interview wives, but wherever possible a woman immigration officer or police officer will be present.