§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what equivalent categories exist in each of the EC countries to the exceptional leave to remain status in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Charles WardleExceptional leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom outside the immigration rules is granted where there is no provision within the immigration rules to grant an application but in all the circumstances it would not be reasonable to refuse it. In the case of applicants for asylum, most EC states have provision for the granting of B status of "de facto" refugee status to applicants who do not fall within the terms of the United Nations refugees convention but have other humanitarian reasons to be allowed to remain.