§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the temporary recognition as dependants of their mother, who is resident in the United Kingdom, of children studying in the United Kingdom, pending the arrival of their father who has applied for residence as a person of independent means; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe immigration rules (HC 169, as amended) provide for children to be admitted as dependants if both parents are in the United Kingdom, or are being admitted to the United Kingdom, for settlement or in a capacity leading to settlement. Under the rules a child may be admitted as the dependant of one parent here if the other parent is dead, if the parent here has had sole responsibility for the child's upbringing, or if there are serious and compelling considerations which make the child's exclusion undesirable. Every application is considered individually.