§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will publish details of the applications from (a) husbands and (b) male fiancés, in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, separately, for each of the last 12 months;
(2) if he will publish details of the refusal rate for (a) husbands and (b) male fiancés in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, separately, for each of the last 12 months.
Husbands and male fiancés applying for entry clearance for leave to enter the United Kingdom Indian Subcontinent, 1983 Applications newly received Refusal rate for applications decided* India Pakistan Bangladesh India Pakistan Bangladesh Husbands Male fiancés Husbands Male fiancés Husbands Male fiancés Husbands Male fiancés Husbands Male fiancés Husbands Male fiancés Number of persons per cent. 1982 4th quarter 30 180 30 140 10 — 35 70 38 47 — 50 1983 1st quarter 110 290 100 320 40 — 16 50 26 34 50 100 2nd quarter 150 350 100 360 30 — 22 41 25 29 — — 3rd quarter 120 310 50 250 30 10 33 69 25 47 71 — * Refusals as a percentage of applications decided (refused or granted). The refusal rate for 1982 relates to decisions under the 1980 immigration rules; the rate for 1983 relates to the 1983 rules (HC 66, HC 169). Refusal rates can fluctuate widely when the number of decisions is small.