§ Mr. WoodTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons have been refused entry clearance to join spouses in the United Kingdom for settlement purposes on the grounds that the entry clearance officer was not satisfied that the couple intended to live together permanently and that the marriage was subsisting, for each of the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 and for(a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Bangladesh. [95946]
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§ Mrs. RocheThe available information relates to decisions taken at the entry clearance issuing posts in India and Bangladesh in 1998 and the first half of 1999 and is given in the table. There is no comprehensive data for Pakistan.
Persons refused entry clearance to join spouses on the grounds that the entry clearance officer was not satisfied that the couple intended to live together permanently.
India Bangladesh Refusals1 solely for this reason 1998 100 20 January-June 1999 70 10 Refusals1 partly for this reason 1998 210 70 January-June 1999 110 30 1After taking account of successful appeals