§ 29. Mr. Douglas-Mannasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in considering applications to reside in Great Britain by the husbands and fiancés of British women or of women with a right of abode here, he will distinguish between applications by those who are already married, those who are contemplating marriage and already have a genuine personal relationship, and those who are contemplating marriage but do not as yet have any such personal relationship.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI do not think that what my hon. Friend has in mind would be workable, although I have studied his suggestions with care. I hope to announce the conclusions of my review of the prob214W lem in the near future, but I regard the present degree of sex discrimination and potential hardship as very telling considerations.