HC Deb 04 July 1968 vol 767 c259W
52. Mr. Goodhart

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will be able to provide accommodation outside prisons, remand homes or detention centres for Commonwealth immigrants whose credentials need extensive checking.

Mr. Callaghan

Under existing law, my right hon. Friend cannot alter the present arrangements. Relatively few Commonwealth citizens, however, have to be detained in prisons, remand homes or detention centres while their claims to admission are examined, since most cases are settled at the port of arrival. But the present arrangements are being reviewed in preparation for the introduction of an immigration appeal system.

54. Mr. Goodhart

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Commonwealth immigrants were admitted in 1967 on the grounds that they were engaged to be married to a person already living in this country.

Mr. Ennals

2,708.