§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many fiancés have been granted entry clearance since the date of the latest change of immigration rules; how many have been refused on the ground that the primary purpose of the intended marriage is to obtain entry to the United Kingdom and on other grounds respectively, and how many are still pending.
§ Lord EltonThe information given in my reply to the noble Lord on 6th December 1983 [Official Report, Vol. 445, col. 1077] covered all husbands and fiancés in the Indian sub-continent granted or refused entry clearance, or awaiting a decision on their application, under the 1983 immigration rules. Of the 500 fiancés refused entry clearance under the 1983 rules in the period January to September 1983, 170 were refused solely on the grounds that the primary purpose of the marriage was to obtain admission to the United Kingdom, and a further 180 were refused partly on those grounds.