HC Deb 13 April 1981 vol 3 c14W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give instructions that, while the Civil Service pay dispute lasts, British citizens should be permitted to leave the United Kingdom without any inspection of their passports.

Mr. Raison

No. It remains necessary to distinguish passengers subject to immigration control from patrials. The passport is normally the most convenient way for a patrial passenger to establish his status.