§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to review the immigration rules which prescribe that a person wishing to set up a business in the United Kingdom must leave the United Kingdom to make the application as part of the exercise in looking at regulations which unnecessarily inhibit business.
§ Mr. Charles WardleMy right hon. and learned Friend has no plans to set aside the entry clearance requirement for non-EC nationals wishing to establish themselves in business or self-employment in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to modify the immigration rules so that under the European Community's association agreements with Czechoslovakia, Hungry and Poland self-employed persons from those countries who own and direct their own businesses will be free to establish themselves in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Charles WardleMy right hon. and learned Friend is considering what changes will need to be made to the immigration rules in order to comply with the provisions in the EC association agreements with Hungary and Poland on the establishment of their nationals in this country once the agreements come into force.