HC Deb 14 November 1977 vol 939 cc28-9W
Mrs. Knight

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to amend the Immigration Act 1971 to permit those who served in the British Armed Forces in the 1939–45 war and have subsequently lived abroad to enter Great Britain as of right.

Dr. Summerskill

No. The expression "British Armed Forces in the 1939–45 War" is usually understood as covering a wide range of units of diverse origin comprising individuals from many parts of the world and I see no reason to amend the Act in the way suggested.