§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce amending legislation to the Immigration Acts to stop immigrants entering the United Kingdom by arranged marriages.
§ Dr. SummerskillNew rules were laid before Parliament on 22nd March 1977 to prevent men gaining settlement here on the basis of marriages of convenience contracted primarily to gain entry to or avoid removal from the United Kingdom, with no intention that the parties should live together permanently as man and wife. They were not, however, designed to affect the many genuine and lasting marriages which are arranged in accordance with Asian culture, and we have no plans for any change in this respect.
§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce amending legislation to the Immigration Acts to stop second wives being allowed to enter the United Kingdom.
§ Dr. SummerskillWe have no plans to do so at present.
§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce amending legislation to the Immigration Acts so as to allow only the wives and children of immigrants already in the United Kingdom to enter.
§ Dr. SummerskillEntry for settlement is already confined to a limited range of narrowly defined categories, and the Government have no plans to restrict these further.