Immigration

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Gorffennaf 1991.

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Photo of Mr Kenneth Baker Mr Kenneth Baker , Mole Valley 12:00, 4 Gorffennaf 1991

The primary purpose test prevents abuse by those prepared to enter into marriage solely to settle in the United Kingdom. It continues to be our policy that genuine spouses should be allowed to join their partners in this country, but any objective person knows that marriage can be and sometimes is exploited as a route to settlement in the United Kingdom and that there must be some protective rules. We intend to retain them.