HC Deb 17 July 1985 vol 83 cc158-60W
Mr. Kaufman

asked 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. Waddington

I will reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Kaufman

asked 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. Waddington

The 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.

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

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. Kaufman

asked 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. Waddington

Information 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.