§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average period of time persons in the Indian Sub-continent have to wait from the time of application to the issue of an entry certificate to the United Kingdom; and what are the figures for each high commission or embassy.
§ Mr. RaisonInformation for each mission is given in the following table. Figures for each country of the Indian Sub-continent are published in the quarterly Home Office Statistical Bulletin on "Control of Immigration: Statistics"—table 6 of issue 9/82.
Entry clearances for immediate settlement Months waited by a person* first interviewed at end first quarter 1982 Bangladesh Dacca 16 India Bombay 15 Calcutta† — New Delhi 12 Pakistan Karachi 18½ Islamabad 18½ * Main settlement queue. All missions have priority arrangements for certain categories. † No figure is given owing to the small number of applications at this mission.