§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases since his appointment he has exercised his discretion to grant leave to remain in the United Kingdom to foreign nationals resident in the United Kingdom on the grounds of compassionate circumstances. [61992]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienI regret that information on this particular reason for granting leave to remain is not collected separately. Applications for leave to remain on compassionate grounds are considered in the light of the particular circumstances at that time and of any concessionary policy under which the original leave may have been given.