HC Deb 26 July 1976 vol 916 cc9-10W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent the foreign-domiciled children of fathers living in the United Kingdom declaring them for tax relief purposes are thereby entitled to claim residence in the United Kingdom; and what are the number of cases of this sort which have arisen for the latest convenient period.

Dr. Summerskill

Declarations made to the Inland Revenue for tax purposes confer no entitlement upon anyone to enter or settle in the United Kingdom. The entry and subsequent stay of people subject to immigration control is governed solely by the Immigration Act 1971 and the immigration rules made under it.

For the latest figures of children accepted for settlement I would refer my hon. Friend to table 4 of "Control of Immigration Statistics, 1975" (Cmnd. 6504).

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