§ Ms Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many refusals of (i) husbands and (ii) fiancés in the Indian subcontinent in each quarter of 1982 were (a) wholly and (b) partly because the primary purpose of the marriage was held to be immigration into the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information available is incomplete and estimates are not available on a quarterly basis, nor for husbands and fiancés separately. Of the 640 husbands and fiancés refused entry clearance under the 1980 immigration rules in the Indian subcontinent in 1982, it is estimated that 20 were refused solely on the grounds that the primary purpose of the marriage was to obtain admission to the United Kingdom, and that a further 100 were refused partly on these grounds.
§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for entry to the United Kingdom from (i) husbands and (ii) fiancés were (a) decided and (b) refused in the Indian subcontinent in each quarter of 1982.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information requested is given in the following table. A third of the applications decided in 1982 were dealt with under the 1977 immigration rules.
Husbands and male fiancés applying for entry clearance for leave to enter the United Kingdom Indian subcontinent Number of persons Applications decided* Of which, applications refused Husbands Male fiancés Husbands Male fiancés 1982 1st quarter 70 380 20 160 2nd quarter 70 270 20 110 3rd quarter 70 320 30 200 4th quarter 60 250 20 140 * Granted or refused