HL Deb 19 January 1981 vol 416 cc334-5WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many applications for special quota vouchers made in India during 1975 remained outstanding at 31st December 1980.

Lord Carrington

Precise figures are not available. It is estimated that on 31st December 1980 approximately 650 of those who had applied in India for special vouchers in 1975 had yet to be offered them.

Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many applications for special quota vouchers made in India were outstanding at 31st December 1980.

Lord Carrington

Precise figures are not available. It is estimated that on 31st December 1980 approximately 5,000 applicants for special vouchers in India had yet to be offered them.

Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many applications for special quota vouchers were made in India in 1980.

Lord Carrington

Four hundred and eighty.

Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On what dates had applications for special quota vouchers been made by those who received them in December 1980, and those notified that they would receive them in June 1981, respectively.

Lord Carrington

Special vouchers were taken up in India in December 1980 by those United Kingdom passport holders who had applied for them in September or October 1975, and will be offered in June 1981 to those who applied in November 1975.