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Entry Clearances: Married People

Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 23 February 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the level of fees for spouse settlement visas; and how much revenue accrued from such fees in each of the last five years. (317560)

The UK Border Agency’s fees for immigration and nationality are reviewed annually.

The following table shows revenue collected from spousal settlement visas in each of the last five years.

Income from spouse/civil partner visas from 2004-05 to 2008-09

Income (£000)

2004-05

13,020

2005-06

14,666

2006-07

16,569

2007-08

28,508

2008-09

25,414

Source:

Internal management information—International Group