Written question asked by Max Madden (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 July 1988. It was answered by Lord Renton of Mount Harry (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 July 1988 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Untitled Written question

Question

How many applications for entry clearance as wives, husbands, fiances & fiancees in each British post in all countries apart from those of Indian subcontinent were granted & refused for each quarter since Jan 1987; how many were refused because of primary purpose rule - Includes table showing applications granted & refused in Hong Kong

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

137 c649W;137 c635-7W

Session

1987-88

Subjects

Applications Immigration Hong Kong Migrants Entry clearances Married people

Contains statistics

Yes