§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications from (a) husbands, (b)fiances, (c) wives and (d) fiancées have been (i) decided, (ii) granted and (iii) refused at each post in the Indian sub-continent in each quarter since January 1985; 535W how many such applications in each category and for each quarter were refused (1) wholly and (2) partly because of the primary purpose rules; what was the refusal rate in each instance; and what percentage of those refusals was (x) wholly and (y) partly on primary purpose grounds.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation for the whole of the Indian subcontinent on husbands and fiancé(e)s granted or refused entry clearance to the United Kingdom is given in table 9 of the quarterly Home Office statistical bulletin "Control of Immigration:Statistics-First Quarter 1986" (issue 15/86). Corresponding information on wives in 1985 is given in table 7 of "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom, 1985" (Cmnd. 9863). The information available centrally indicates that no wife or fiancee applying in the subcontinent for entry clearance to the United Kingdom was refused solely or partly on primary purpose grounds in 1985 and the first quarter of 1986. With regard to the other information requested, I will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British overseas citizens from India have (a) arrived in the United Kingdom, (b) been refused entry and (c) been removed since June 1984.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe available information relates to the numbers of British overseas citizens, British protected persons and British subjects under the British Nationality Act 1981 who are(a) admitted and (b) removed from the United Kingdom after having been refused leave to enter. Calendar year figures are published in the annual Command Paper "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom". Between June 1984 and December 1985, 26,100 such persons were admitted into the United Kingdom and 60 were removed after being refused entry. No information on the numbers admitted in 1986 is yet available but 19 were removed in the first quarter of 1986. A reliable breakdown by country of origin cannot be provided.
§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were detained (a) in total, (b) overnight excluding Queen's building and secondary examination areas, (c) overnight in Queen's building and (d) overnight in secondary examination areas in (i) 1984, (ii) 1985 and (iii) the first quarter of 1986; and if he will publish a table showing the nationality of the people so detained in each category and for each period.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been detained overnight in (a) Harmondsworth detention centre, (b) secondary examination areas and (c) any other authorised places of detention in (i) 1985 and (ii) the first quarter of 1986.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe available information is as follows:
Children under 17 detained overnight in 1985 Location Number Harmondsworth 223 Secondary examination areas Nil Other authorised places of detention 26 Information for 1986 is not yet available.
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§ Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what disciplinary action is taken against immigration officers for breaches of the code of practice in after-entry cases; what guidance is given as to the legal status, as evidence, ascribed to statements obtained from suspects by immigration officers in breach of the code; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI will reply as soon as possible.