§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the growing practice of persons, anxious to gain British residence and eventual citizenship, of claiming the opportunity of entry into Great Britain on the subterfuge of attending an educational course, obtaining extensions of permits to stay, and after five years claiming residence; what action he has taken, or intends taking, to stop these practices; with what success; and whether he will give the number of persons who have carried out this practice during the past five years.
§ Dr. SummerskillI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to a Question by him on 9th June.—[Vol. 912, c. 699–700.]