§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements are made to detect foreign nationals arriving in the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland who are not themselves citizens of the Republic and who seek to evade United Kingdom immigration control by travelling together with citizens of the Republic.
§ Mr. WaddingtonIn general, in accordance with the arrangements governing the common travel area, arrival in the United Kingdom on a local journey from the Republic of Ireland is not subject to control under the Immigration Act 1971. A foreign passenger who enters the United Kingdom via the Republic of Ireland is subject to the provisions of the Immigration (Control of Entry through the Republic of Ireland) Order 1972.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for entry clearance were (a) received, (b) granted and (c) refused for immediate settlement by parents and grandparents of
Refusal rates* for applications for entry clearance for immediate settlement Indian sub-continent Percentages Wives Children Other dependent relatives Others Total Dhaka 1982 32 45 26 †50 42 1983 46 60 43 †100 56 Islamabad 1982 26 37 77 †25 35 1983 26 37 73 †67 35 Bombay 1982 2 19 49 12 22 1983 3 17 43 16 19 New Delhi 1982 6 47 58 23 39 1983 6 44 70 14 37 * Refusals as a percentage of applications decided. † Refusal rate based on fewer than 5 decisions.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many letters from members and from community groups supporting individuals affected by the enforcement of immigration control were received by his Department in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and in the last six months, respectively.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation on the number of representations from hon. Members, or others, in cases involving the removal or deportation of those subject to immigration control is not recorded separately.
310WUnited Kingdom residents from (i) all countries and (iii) the Indian subcontinent in 1981, 1982, 1983 and the first and second quarters of 1984.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation on applications for entry clearance is available only for the Indian subcontinent. Annual information on dependent parents granted entry clearance in the Indian subcontinent for immediate settlement in 1981–83 is published in table 6 of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin "Immigration from the Indian Sub-Continent, 1983" (Issue 12/84). The corresponding number of dependent grandparents for the period 1981–83 was 10, and in the first quarter of 1984, 60 parents and no grandparents were granted entry clearance. The other information requested on applications from parents and grandparents in the Indian subcontinent is not separately available, but is included under "other dependent relatives" in table 7 of "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom 1983" (Cmnd. 9246) giving information up to 1983; in the first quarter of 1984, 330 applications from "other dependent relatives" were received, 100 granted and 110 refused.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the refusal rates for applications for immediate settlement in 1982 and 1983 in (a) Dhaka, (b) Islamabad, (c) Bombay and (d) New Delhi from (i) wives, (ii) children, (iii) other dependent relatives, (iv) others and (v) in total.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information requested is given in the following table:
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people by nationality were (a) refused admission and (b) granted temporary admission to the United Kingdom in the first six months of 1984.
§ Mr. WaddingtonFigures of refusals of leave to enter the United Kingdom, by nationality, for the first quarter of 1984 are given in the following table; corresponding figures are not yet available for the second quarter. In the first quarter of 1984, 1,759 persons were given temporary admission pending further examinations or following refusal of leave to enter; separate figures for those 311W temporary admissions following refusal of leave to enter and a breakdown by nationality could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Refusals of leave to enter the United Kingdom by nationality, January—March 1984 Number refused All countries (including EC) 3,933 EC Nationals Belgium 8 Denmark 6 France 39 Germany (Federal Republic) 39 Greece 27 Italy 42 Luxembourg — Netherlands 54 EC Nationals 215 Other Western Europe Austria 24 Cyprus 26 Finland 10 Malta 5 Norway 6 Portugal 65 Spain 86 Sweden 24 Switzerland 15 Turkey 128 Yugoslavia 24 Other Western Europe 413 Eastern Europe Bulgaria 4 Czechoslovakia 2 GDR — Hungary 4 Poland 23 Romania 2 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 28 Eastern Europe 63 Europe 691 Americas Argentina 20 Barbados 1 Brazil 11 Canada 8 Chile 5 Colombia 31 Cuba — Guyana 17 Jamaica 10 Mexico 8 Peru 5 Trinidad and Tobago 2 United States of America 146 Uruguay 1 Venezuela 7 Americas 272 Africa Algeria 83 Egypt 11 Ethiopia 1 313W
Number refused Ghana 343 Kenya 32 Libya 10 Mauritius 14 Morocco 90 Nigeria 708 Sierra Leone 11 Somalia — South Africa 15 Sudan 10 Tanzania 37 Tunisia 34 Uganda 24 Zambia 9 Zimbabwe 20 Africa 1,452 Asia: Indian sub-continent Bangladesh 78 India 418 Pakistan 295 Indian sub-continent 791 Middle East Iran 62 Iraq 36 Israel 31 Jordan 3 Kuwait — Lebanon 11 Saudi Arabia 15 Syria 7 Middle East 165 Remainder of Asia China 5 Indonesia 1 Japan 9 Malaysia 37 Philippines 24 Singapore 10 Sri Lanka 113 Thailand 4 BDTC Hong Kong 31 Remainder of Asia 234 Asia 1,190 Australasia Australia 22 New Zealand 5 Australasia 27 British Overseas Citizens 8 Other countries 112 Stateless 181 All countries (excluding EC) 3,718 Foreign (excluding EC) 1,695 Commonwealth 2,023 Old Commonwealth 35
Number refused New Commonwealth and Pakistan 2,283 Foreign (excluding Pakistan and EC) 1,400
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals against (a) refusal of entry clearance, and (b) refusal to revoke or vary leave to enter or remain were (i) determined and (ii) successful in each of the years, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983, respectively.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe appellate authorities have provided the following information:
(a) Appeals against refusal of entry clearance Year Determined* Allowed 1979 5,936 1,363 1980 7,807 1,736 1981 8,478 1,800 1982 7,600 1,690 1983 6,359 1,671
(b) Appeals against refusal to revoke or vary leave to enter or remain Year Determined* Allowed 1979 2,455 130 1980 2,853 171 1981 2,891 172 1982 3,496 262 1983 2,577 290 * Includes appeals allowed, dismissed or where the appellate authorities had no jurisdiction.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria are used to decide when to take action to enforce immigration controls against those who, according to the computerised information system, have overstayed their leave.
§ Mr. WaddingtonParagraph 158 of the immigration rules provides that deportation will normally be the proper course in cases of unauthorised stay, but that full account is to be taken to all the relevant circumstances including those listed in paragraph 156 of the rules.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action is taken when the Home Office or the Metropolitan police receive an anonymous letter alleging that someone is in the United Kingdom in breach of the Immigration Act 1971.
§ Mr. WaddingtonEvery effort is made to ensure that all reasonable checks are carried out in order to assess the reliability of the anonymous information before any other action is taken. If further investigation seems justified this will, in general, be conducted by the immigration service and information furnished to the police when it appears that an offender may be identified at a particular address.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria are used to determine when an appeal will be listed for hearing by the immigration appellate authorities.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe arrangements for the hearing of appeals are the responsibility of the independent appellate authorities. I understand from the immigration appeals secretariat that in general appeals to adjudicators are listed314W for hearing in the order the explanatory statements are received. Priority is given to the listing of deportation appeals, particularly where the appellant is detained. Overseas cases are listed when the appellant's United Kingdom representatives confirm that they are ready to proceed.
The listing of appeals to the immigration appeal tribunal is by agreement between the appellate authorities and the parties to the appeal.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing, in every quarter since 1 January 1983 for each post in the Indian sub-continent, how many applications for entry clearance from (a) husband and (b) fiancés were received, granted and refused, and showing how many refusals in each category were because (i) the wife or fiancée did not meet the citizenship requirement, (ii) the couple had not met, (iii) the primary purpose of the marriage was immigration, (iv) the couple did not intend to live together and (v) a combination of reasons including (iii) above (vi) other reasons.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI will reply as soon as possible and publish the information in theOfficial Report.