§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide the fullest available information for each of the past 10 years of the outcome of appeals from applicants applying for settlement who had previously been refused entry clearance.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation relating to appeals against refusal of entry clearance for settlement covering the years 1979–83 has been provided by the independent appellate authorities and is given in the following tables. I regret that it is not possible to provide the information requested for the years 1974–78. I understand that, prior to mid 1978, statistics kept by the appellate authorities were not in a form which would enable appeals against refusal of entry clearance for settlement to be differentiated from appeals against refusal of entry clearance for other purposes.
Appeals to adjudicators Year Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn No jurisdication 1979 1,124 3,492 1,087 1 1980 1,476 4,700 1,619 2 1981 1,596 5,615 1,729 0 1982 1,397 4,820 1,626 3 1983 1,317 3,870 1,483 1
Appeals by individuals to the immigration appeals tribunal against an adjudicator's decision Year Allowed Dismissed Withdrawn No jurisdication 1979 37 79 8 24 1980 50 57 25 13 1981 25 91 137 21 1982 33 57 21 22 1983 79 75 23 94
§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the number of people who would have the right to stay in the United Kingdom if the immigration rules permitted residence to those with entry clearance on the basis of their marriage who subsequently divorce or separate from their spouse.
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§ Mr. WaddingtonI assume that the hon. Member is referring to people who divorce or separate from their spouse after they have obtained an entry clearance but before they arrive in the United Kingdom. It is not possible to make any estimate of the number of such people.