My noble friend was suggesting, not that the Government were trying to reintroduce the primary purpose by the back door, but that this clause gives the Secretary of State power to introduce whatever tests of the applicant’s intentions may come into his or her head. We are giving the Secretary of State enormous powers. Although they may not be used precisely to incorporate the primary purpose rule in the legislation, they could be used in ways that demand that the entry certificate officer look into what is in a person’s mind and not into the objective facts in the application.
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Avebury
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 January 2006.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill 2005-06.
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