A question on #ShamMarriage tabled by Lord Campbell-Savours on 05-06-2025 has been answered by Lord Hanson of Flint.

Heading: Sham Marriage
Question ID: 1810105
UIN: HL8167
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-05
Asking Member ID: 499
Asking Member display name: Lord Campbell-Savours
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Campbell-Savours
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have on the incidence of sham marriages in the United Kingdom.
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Date answered: 2025-06-23
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 533
Answering Member display name: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answer text: The Government takes abuse of the spouse and partner immigration routes very seriously and is clear that family migration must be based on a genuine and subsisting marriage or relationship. The marriage referral and investigation scheme (the Scheme), intr...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
Tweeted: true