§ Mr. GorstTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the statutory provisions that govern whether an individual whose application for entry into the United Kingdom as the spouse of a British citizen has been rejected by an entry clearance office in the Indian sub-continent, and who has appealed to an adjudicator against that decision, may be allowed to be present in person when that appeal is heard; and if he will list the circumstances in which that person can be permitted to attend a hearing of their case, or be in the United Kingdom at the time when it is heard.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThere is no provision in the Immigration Rules—HC 251—for someone who has been refused entry clearance to be granted leave to enter the United Kingdom for the specific purpose of attending an appeal hearing. In order to qualify for a visit visa, such an applicant would need to satisfy the entry clearance officer that he meets the requirements set out in paragraph 22 of the rules. A copy of the rules is in the Library.