§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications by spouses to enter the United Kingdom have been refused under the primary purpose rule in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [19500]
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§ Mr. KirkhopeThe latest available information for the Indian sub-continent is given in the table. Corresponding information for non-ISC posts is not collected centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Initial refusals of entry clearance on primary purpose grounds for spouses in the Indian sub-continent, 1993–95 Numbers1 Husbands Wives Solely on primary purpose grounds Partly on primary purpose grounds Solely on primary purpose grounds Partly on primary purpose grounds 1993 800 970 180 130 1994 750 940 270 180 1995 640 1,130 240 300 1 All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.