Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 July 2000. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Friday, 28 July 2000 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury;Registrar General

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance he has issued to registration officers regarding checks on the passports of persons intending to marry; if the registration officers are explicitly instructed not to check that any visas in passports are valid; what guidance has been issued to registration officers who discover that a visa has expired; and if he will make a statement. - Text of letter from Len Cook, Registrar General - Holding answer 18 July 2000.

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