§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the ages of the adult daughters referred to in his reply to the hon. Member for Barking to her question of 16 March as being sent to the lady doctor for an opinion on the possibility that they might be married; and by what means the lady doctor sought to establish whether an applicant might be married.
§ Mr. LuardThe applicants concerned were aged 18 and over, the majority being in their early twenties. The lady doctor's opinion on the marital status of these applicants was based solely on a visual examination in the course of the general medical examination for which the applicants had been referred.