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<p> </p><p>The available information requested is given in the table below:</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><em>Family entry clearance visas issued, by
category.</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Visa Category</strong></td><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong>Q1
2014 (Jan-Mar)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Family: Partner</td><td>33,496</td><td>30,411</td><td>23,557</td><td>6,825</td></tr><tr><td>Family:
Child</td><td>97</td><td>85</td><td>73</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>Family: Other</td><td>4,306</td><td>3,710</td><td>4,233</td><td>1,591</td></tr><tr><td>Family:
Partner (for immediate settlement)</td><td>1,336</td><td>1,097</td><td>1,084</td><td>176</td></tr><tr><td>Family:
Child (for immediate settlement)</td><td>4,596</td><td>4,001</td><td>3,844</td><td>726</td></tr><tr><td>Family:
Other (for immediate settlement)</td><td>1,892</td><td>1,588</td><td>899</td><td>296</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>45,723</strong></td><td><strong>40,892</strong></td><td><strong>33,690</strong></td><td><strong>9,630</strong></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><em>Source:
Immigration Statistics, January-March 2014, Before Entry Volume 2, table be_01_q</em></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on entry clearance visa grants
<br>by category in table be_01_q (Before Entry tables volume 2) within the <br>‘Immigration
Statistics' release. The numbers are broken down by nationality in <br>table be_06_q_f
(Before Entry tables volume 4). It is not possible to <br>separately identify those
granted visas under the old family rules and those <br>granted visas under new family
rules implemented on 9 July 2012.<br><br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration
Statistics January - March 2014' is <br>available from the Library of the House and
from: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release.
<br><br>The figures provided relate to family members issued visas in the family <br>immigration
route. Statistics on the dependants of migrants issued visas in <br>other routes,
such as the Points Based System, can be found within the <br>published data at the
above link.<br><br>The information requested in part (ii) on the UK nation of residence
of the <br>sponsor of each of the family visas of interest is not readily available
and <br>could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Furthermore, not all sponsors
<br>are based in the UK and not all individuals granted a visa in the family route
<br>have a sponsor.</p><p> </p>
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