§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the conditions under which persons are allowed to immigrate to the United 249W Kingdom on the understanding that they will not become a charge on public funds; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. SummerskillThere is a general requirement in the Immigration Rules made under the Immigration Act 1971 that where a dependant applies to be admitted for settlement to join a sponsor already settled here—or who is on the same occasion given indefinite leave to enter—the sponsor must be able and willing to support and accommodate the dependant without recourse to public funds. The requirement does not apply to admission of the wife or minor child of a Commonwealth citizen who has the right of abode or was settled in the United Kingdom on 1st January 1973.
There are similar requirements for dependants seeking entry not for settlement but to join a sponsor admitted to the United Kingdom subject to a time limit, to take or seek employment, or as a business man, a person of independent means or as a self-employed person.