Immigration (Hansard, 16 July 1993)

§ Mr. Charles Wardle

The available information is given in the table and relates to the numbers of applications for entry clearance initially refused and the numbers granted following an appeal in the Indian subcontinent. Not all those refused initially go on to appeal.

Information by reason of refusal is not available for countries outside the Indian subcontinent.

695W

	Initial refusals	Granted on appeal
	Primary purpose of the marriage was to obtain admission to the United Kingdom:	Couple could not accommodate and/for maintain themselves without recourse to public funds:	Primary purpose of the marriage was to obtain admission to the United Kingdom:	Couple could not accommodate and/for maintain themselves without recourse to public funds:
	Solely for this reason	Partly for this reason¹	Solely for this reason	Partly for this reason¹	Solely for this reason	Partly for this reason¹	Solely for this reason	Partly for this reason¹
Fiances	310	100	²—	90	100	50	²—	10
Wives	180	50	170	70	30	²—	50	10
Fiancees	70	20	20	10	10	—	—	—
1992
Bangladesh
Husbands	120	70	40	60	70	20	20	30
Fiances	—	²—	—	²—	—	—	²—	—
Wives	10	10	20	30	—	²—	—	²—
Fiancees	²—	—	²—	—	—	—	—	—
Pakistan
Husbands	720	570	120	570	160	190	10	190
Fiances	80	40	10	40	20	30	²—	20
Wives	40	30	190	40	10	10	20	10
Fiancees	²—	10	10	10	²—	—	²—	—
India
Husbands	240	20	²—	20	90	—	—	²—
Fiances	200	20	—	20	50	—	—	—
Wives	180	40	20	40	50	—	—	—
Fiancees	70	20	²—	10	10	²—	—	²—
Total Indian sub-continent
Husbands	1,090	660	160	630	320	220	30	220
Fiances	280	60	10	60	70	30	²—	20
Wives	230	70	260	100	60	10	20	20
Fiancees	70	30	10	20	10	²—	²—	²—
¹ Includes double-counting of those for which refusal was jointly for these reasons. All figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
² Equals less than 5.

Note: Initial refusals and numbers granted on appeal do not necessarily refer to the same individuals as an appeal may not be decided in the same year. These figures include some revisions.