§ Dr. GlynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many applications to adopt children from the Commonwealth have been received; how many were admitted to permanent residence in the United Kingdom since the most recent change in the relevant legislation; and whether he will make a statement;
(2) how many applications for admission for permanent residence have been made for adopted children from the Indian sub-continent, and how many have been granted, since the most recent change in the immigration rules.
§ Mr. RentonInformation is available centrally only on the numbers of children granted settlement in the United Kingdom in 1986 on the basis of their adoption by a person already settled here. Of a total of 85 such children, 13 were nationals of the Indian sub-continent countries, 23 were Commonwealth citizens (including Bangladesh and India) and 62 were foreign nationals.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations he received from hon. Members concerning immigration matters in each year from 1983 to 1987.
§ Mr. RentonThe available information related to the number of immigration files created following representations by right hon. and hon. Members, and is as follows:
Number 1983 11,456 1984 13,164 1985 16,024 1986 17,511 1987 11,856 Notes:
1. These figures include a number of letters dealing with general issues 448W rather than individual cases.
2. Representations made on behalf of a single family may be counted as more than one case where the immigration circumstances of more than one member of the family are under consideration.
3. Further representations made after reply has been sent are included separately in these figures.
4. Representations received about the same case from more than one right hon. Member or hon. Member are counted separately.
5. These figures include representations on after entry cases as well as those arising from port refusals where stops on removal were followed by written representations.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations he had received in the last year urging that hon. Members should be stopped from making representations to Ministers on immigration matters; and if he will list the names of any individuals or organisations who have made such representations in the last year.
§ Mr. RentonNone, but I refer the hon. Member to my reply of 27 November to the hon. Member for Leeds, West (Mr. Battle) at columns366–67.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will arrange for a copy of the suspects index held by immigration officers to be placed in the Library; how many names are included in the latest suspects index; under what categories are they indexed; and what are the definitions of each category.
§ Mr. RentonI will write to the hon. Member.