§ Mr. Pittasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men failed to qualify for admission to the United Kingdom between 1 January and 8 February on the grounds that the primary reason for their marriage was immigration; and how this figure compares with the total number of applications.
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§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation is available only for the Indian sub-continent. Preliminary figures for the period from 1 January to 8 February 1983, show that 108 entry clearance applications from husbands and fiances were decided, of which 47 were granted and 61 refused. Of the 61, four were refused solely on the ground that the entry clearance officer was not satisfied that the marriage or intended marriage was not entered into primarily to obtain admission to the United Kingdom and two on that ground and the ground that the wife or fiancée was not a British citizen. A further 26 were refused on two or more of the grounds set out at(a) to (c) in paragraphs 41 and 54 of the rules then in force (HC 66).