HC Deb 24 July 1991 vol 195 cc589-90W
Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for entry clearance from(a) wives, (b) husbands, (c) fiancés and (d) fiancées in each British post in all countries apart from those of the Indian sub-continent were (i) granted and (ii) refused in each quarter since January 1990; how many such applications in each category at each post and in each quarter were refused (1) wholly and (2) partly because of the primary purpose rule; what was the refusal rate at each post; and what percentage of those refusals were (x) wholly and (y) partly on primary purpose grounds.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The only information requested which is available centrally is that on applications granted and refused in Hong Kong and is given in the following table.

Applications in Hong Kong for entry clearance to the United Kingdom
Number of persons
Applications
Granted1 Refused initially
Wives
1990 1st quarter 60 3
2nd quarter 60 3
3rd quarter 70 3
4th quarter 30
1991 1st quarter 50 3
Husbands, fiancés2
1990 1st quarter 20 3
2nd quarter 40 3
3rd quarter 30
4th quarter 20
Applications
Granted1 Refused initially
1991 1st quarter 20 3
Fiancées
1990 1st quarter 10
2nd quarter 10
3rd quarter 10 3
4th quarter 10 3
1991 1st quarter 3 3
1 Granted initially or on appeal.
2 Data for husbands and fiancés separately are not available.
3 Five or fewer.

Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for entry clearance as working holidaymakers have been(a) received, (b) granted and (c) refused in (i) India, (ii) Bangladesh, (iii) Australia, (iv) Ghana, (v) Nigeria and (vi) Canada during 1990 and 1991.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The information requested is not available centrally.