HC Deb 19 January 1984 vol 52 c280W
20. Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will compare the number of fiancées entering and seeking entry from the Indian subcontinent in 1983 and 1982.

Mr. Waddington

The number of female fiancées admitted to the United Kingdom from the Indian subcontinent in the nine months to 30 September 1983 — the latest date for which information is available—was 2,230 compared with 2,040 for the first nine months of 1982. Information relating to fianceés seeking entry is not available.

26. Mr. Madden

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men or women, engaged to marry British citizens, resident in the United Kingdom and unemployed, have been refused entry into the United Kingdom in 1983, on grounds that their entry might result in recourse to public funds.

Mr. Waddington

The information requested is not available.