Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they took into account the visa humanitarian exemption in the case of Ernesto Schwartz-Marin and his wife Arely Cruz-Santiago who have been ordered to leave the country after exceeding the time permitted to be abroad by undertaking humanitarian work in Mexico; and if not, why not.

The applications submitted for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) by Mr Ernesto Schwartz-Marin, for himself, his wife and child have been reconsidered. In light of the information provided about his work in Mexico these have now been approved.