§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the number of men who fall within the definition of Commonwealth citizens settled in the United Kingdom in section 1 (5) of the Immigration Act 1971; and how many of these men were born in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI will reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give, for each of the years 1982, 1983, 1984 and for the first quarter of 1985, the numbers of wives accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom and the numbers refused and the reasons for refusal, together with the nationalities of wives both accepted and refused.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe numbers of wives accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom in 1982, 1983 and 1984 were published by nationality in "Control of Immigration: Statistics, United Kingdom" (Tables 2(a) and (b) and 3(a) and (b) of Cmnd. 8944 for 1982; tables 3 and 4 of Cmnd. 9246 for 1983, and of Cmnd. 9544 for 1984). Corresponding figures for the first quarter of 1985 are given in the following table. The information requested on refusals is not available.
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Acceptance for settlement on arrival and on removal of time limit, 1st quarter 1985. Number of wives Nationality On arrival On removal of time limit Total Australia 80 60 140 Bangladesh 320 20 350 160W
Nationality On arrival On removal of time limit Total Barbados + + + Canada 30 40 70 Cyprus 10 20 40 Ghana + 60 70 Guyana 10 20 20 Hong Kong 30 50 80 India 180 510 690 Jamaica 20 20 30 Kenya 20 30 50 Malaysia 10 40 50 Malta + + 10 Mauritius 30 20 60 New Zealand 50 40 90 Nigeria + 10 20 Sierra Leone - 10 10 Singapore 10 20 20 Sri Lanka 10 40 60 Tanzania 10 20 30 Trinidad & Tobago + 10 10 Uganda + + 10 Zambia + 10 10 Zimbabwe 10 10 10 British Overseas Citizens 50 10 60 Other Commonwealth 10 20 40 Total Commonwealth 910 1,080 2,000 Algeria + + + Argentina + + + Austria + 10 10 Belgium - 20 20 Brazil 10 20 30 Bulgaria + + + Chile + + + China + 10 20 Colombia 10 20 20 Cuba - - - Czechoslovakia + + + Denmark - 20 20 Egypt 10 20 30 Ethiopia - - - Finland + 20 20 France - 60 60 Germany (Democratic Republic) - - - Germany (Federal Republic) - 80 80 Greece - 10 10 Hungary 10 + 10 Indonesia 10 10 10 Iran + 70 70 Iraq - 10 10 Israel 7 30 40 Italy - 30 30 Japan 10 100 110 Jordan + + + Kuwait - - - Lebanon + 10 20 Libya - + + Luxembourg - - - Mexico 10 + 10 Morocco + 20 20 Netherlands - 40 40 Norway 10 10 20 Pakistan 280 420 700 Peru 10 + 10 Philippines 50 40 90 Poland 10 50 60 Portugal 10 20 30 Romania - - - Saudia Arabia - - - Somalia + + +
Nationality On arrival On removal of time limit Total South Africa 30 40 60 Spain 20 40 50 Sudan - 10 10 Sweden 20 30 50 Switzerland + 10 10 Syria + 10 10 Thailand 40 20 60 Tunisia - + + Turkey 10 30 40 USA 140 250 400 USSR 10 + 10 Uruguay - - - Venezuela + + 10 Yugoslavia + 10 10 Other Foreign 10 30 40 Stateless 20 20 40 Total Foreign 770 1,660 2,440
§ Mr. Kaufmanasked Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give for each of the years 1982, 1983 1984 and for the first quarter of 1985, the numbers of applications made by wives for entry clearance for immediate settlement, the numbers granted and refused, the reason for refusal and the nationalities of the wives accepted and refused.
§ Mr. WaddingtonInformation on applications for entry clearance received, granted and refused for wives in the Indian sub-continent, analysed by country is given in the following table. Information on nationality, reasons for refusal, and on applications in the rest of the world, is not available.
Wives applying for entry clearance in the Indian sub-continent Number of persons Applications received Applications granted Applications refused Bangladesh 1982 2,050 1,990 920 1983 2,520 1,440 1,200 1984 2,500 1,340 820 1985† 480 430 230 India 1982 820 740 30 1983 1,200 1,040 40 1984 1,260 1,180 20 1985† 310 230 * Pakistan 1982 1,660 1,670 550 1983 1,710 1,360 450 1984 1,610 1,190 330 1985† 420 330 70 Total Indian sub-continent 1982 4,530 4,390 1,500 1983 5,420 3,840 1,690 1984 5,370 3,710 1,160 1985† 1,210 1,000 300 * Less than 5. † 1st Quarter.