asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what effect in terms of numbers he anticipates as a result of the White Paper proposals on immigration for each of the next five years:

It is not possible to be precise about the effect on numbers in individual years

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what precautions are taken against a male sponsor who dishonestly applies for an entry clearance certificate for a second or subsequent purported wife where either the male may have changed his identity within the United Kingdom or alternatively made the application at a different post; and if he is satisfied that there is no evasion of immigration controls in such cases.

A woman seeking entry clearance as the wife of a man settled in the United Kingdom would normally be interviewed. Entry clearance officers must be satisfied that a marriage subsists. They make close checks—when necessary consulting other posts—on records of earlier applications in the names of both parties and are on their guard against the production of forged marriage certificates. In countries where a marriage certificate is not a legal requirement it is the usual practice to seek other evidence from the man in this country—who might be interviewed—or from the woman. All reasonable precautions are taken against evasion. Where it is discovered after entry that no marriage existed and deception had been practised, the removal of the woman as an illegal entrant would be considered.