§ Mr. HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Filipino wives have been granted entry to the United Kingdom in each of the last five years on grounds of marriage to United Kingdom men; and how many applications have been refused in each of those five years.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information requested is available only in respect of such wives applying for a settlement entry clearance in the Philippines in the years 1990 and 1991. This information is given in the table.
Annual figures on admissions of wives or fiancees of Filipino nationality are published in table 1 of the annual command papers "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom". Copies of the 1987–90 command papers are in the library. The corresponding figure for 1991 was 530. These admission figures will include Filipino wives and fiancees granted entry clearance other than in the Philippines and any joining non-British husbands settled in the United Kingdom. They do not take account of the year in which the entry clearance was granted.
Estimated number of Filipino wives of British husbands applying for a settlement entry clearance in Manila
Entry clearance applications Year Granted1 Refused initially
1990 200 110 1991 200 140 1 Including granted on appeal.