§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for entry to the United Kingdom from (a) husbands and (b) fiancés in the Indian sub-continent were (i) decided and (ii) refused in each quarter of 1983; and how many refusals were (1) wholly and (2) partly because the primary purpose of the marriage was held to be immigration into the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation on applications decided is given in the following table. For the information requested on applications refused, I refer the hon. Member to the replies given to questions from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (Mrs. Short) on 16 December 551W 1983 at columns 621–24, and from the hon. Member for Bradford, West (Mr. Madden) on 22 March 1984, at column 565.
Husbands and fiancés applying for entry clearance for leave to enter the United Kingdom under the 1983 immigration rules Indian subcontinent Number of persons Applications decided 1983 Husbands Fiancés 1st quarter 70 340 2nd quarter 90 300 3rd quarter 110 380 4th quarter 190 500