§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of whether the current wording of article 10 of the draft European Union convention on controls on persons crossing its extreme frontiers takes sufficient account of the rights of persons opposing the public policies of any of its member states.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe provisions of article 10 of the draft external frontiers convention broadly reflect the principles contained in the United Kingdom immigration rules for refusal of admission in such cases and the equivalent principles operated by other member states. Member states will be giving further consideration to the precise way in which article 10 will be implemented.