§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to amend the immigration rules in respect of spouses where the sponsor is disabled and unable to work.[13877]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThere are no such plans. The rules relating to maintenance and accommodation allow a person who is present and settled here to sponsor their spouse to come to the United Kingdom, providing there will be no additional recourse to public funds. This means that a sponsor may continue to receive benefits to which he is entitled in his own right.