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A breakdown by the nationality regions requested of acceptances of spouses and children in the years 1981-92 is given in the table. Breakdowns by region of acceptances of other dependants, and of spouses and children.
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Statistics United Kingdom 1984”, table 9 of “Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 1991" and table 3 of Home Office Statistical Bulletin Issue 14/93 “Control of Immigration Statistics-Third and Fourth Quarters and Year 1992". Copies of these publications are in the Library.
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The numbers of spouses and dependants accepted in the years 1968-73 are not separately identifiable in the statistics.
Acceptances for settlement of spouses and children by geographical region, 1982-1992
United Kingdom
Geographical region
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
Number of persons 1991 11992
Africa
2,570
3,000 3,100
3,400
2,950
3,760
4,290
4,420 6,450 7,500 6,540
Indian sub-continent
17,230
14,380
12,900
15,310
12,360
9,580
9,930
9,530
10,360 11,190
11,820
Remainder of Asia
4,670
5,330
5,180
5,340
5,150
5,470
5,510
5,290
6,560 7,050 6,530
Caribbean countries2
400
490
490
600
650
710
830
640
Rest of the world
Total (all nationalities)3
9,940
34,810
34,440
11,240 11,630 11,750
33,300 36,400 31,190
10,080 10,710
30,230
1,120 1,640 1,400
10,530 8,630 11,370 12,310 11,440
31,090
28,510 35,860 39,690 37,730
1 Provisional.
2 Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and (for 1982 and 1983 only) West Indian Associated States. Information for other Caribbean countries is not separately identifiable in the statistics and is contained in the figures for "Rest of the world".
3 The fall in acceptances after 1985 and 1988, and part of the increase in 1990 and 1991 reflects the temporary effect, and subsequent unwinding, of the introduction in 1985 and extension in 1988 of the requirement that wives serve a probationary year prior to settlement. Acceptances from 1986 were also reduced by an estimated 1,200-3,000 a year as a result of a determination by the Immigration Appeal Tribunal that those who apply for settlement but have the right of abode should be given a certificate or confirmation of that right instead of an entry clearance.
Hong Kong
Sir Ivan Lawrence: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements he has made to allow applicants for British National (Overseas) status in Hong Kong to continue to hold a British Dependent Territories citizen passport when they are registered as British National (Overseas) status.
Mr. Charles Wardle: We have agreed with the Hong Kong Government that the following arrangements will come into effect on 1 July:
(i) A person registered as a British national (Overseas) (BN(O)) who has a British dependent territories citizen (BDTC) passport which is valid until 30 June 1997 may retain it when issued with his BN(O) passport.
(ii) A BN(O) applicant who wishes to have a new BDTC passport as well as a BN(O) passport must pay the prescribed fees for both the BDTC and BN(O) passports.
(iii) The fee for a BDTC passport will be the same for all applicants regardless of when the passport is issued. (iv) An existing BN(O) who gave up his BDTC passport when registering as a BN(O) and who wishes to re-acquire a BDTC passport may do so on payment of the appropriate BDTC passport fee.
All BDTC passports will, of course, expire on 30 June 1997.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Hepatitis and Dysentery
Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of (a) viral hepatitis and (b) dysentery have been reported in each regional health authority in each of the last five years.
Mr. Ancram: The information is as follows:
Viral Hepatitis
Dysentery
1988
527
58
1989
402
375
1990
313
51
1991
440
66
1992
304
174
11-plus Examination
Mr. John D. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on what dates the 11-plus examination will be held this year; what provision has been made for trial examination papers to be available; what guidelines primary school teachers have received for this examina- tion; how parents of children for this examination have been kept advised; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Ancram: The transfer procedure tests will be held on 15 October and 26 November 1993. Practice tests will not be issued to schools. A specimen paper was issued to all schools on 27 April to give an indication of the variety and type of questions which may appear in the main tests; a further batch of sample questions will be issued to schools at the beginning of September. The tests will be based on the programmes of study for English, mathematics and science which schools have been required to follow since 1990.
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Schools were notified of the test arrangements by circular on 17 February 1993; further details were given in a circular on 27 April which accompanied the specimen paper and in a further circular on 22 June. Copies of an information leaflet about the new tests have been sent to all primary schools for distribution to the parents of all pupils eligible to take the tests in the autumn. I am satisfied that schools have sufficient information to enable them to
prepare pupils adequately for the tests.
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