§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Lord Privy Seal how many British passport holders are now waiting in India to be admitted to the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Lord Privy Seal whether Her Majesty's Government will reconsider the possibility of applicants for special vouchers, requiring a medical examination before the issue of such vouchers, being X-rayed and examined by a local doctor rather than having to travel to Bombay for such an examination.
§ Mr. LuceSpecial voucher applicants in India are required to undergo medical examination in New Delhi or Bombay when they reach the top of the waiting list for a voucher and need to travel there for interview. The high commission in New Delhi refers appropriate interim medical examinations to a doctor in Jullundur. The deputy high commission in Bombay is considering the feasibility of making a similar arrangement.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Lord Privy Seal in what exceptional compassionate circumstances the United Kingdom high commission in India now considers requests for priority in the issue of special vouchers to enter the United Kingdom.
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 United Kingdom-based staff 70 63 55 54 Locally engaged staff 154 135 111 106 Cost (salary and allowances) £1,293,048 £1,292,131 £1,271,277 £1,346,447 The cost figures are based on the estimates on survey prices for the year concerned.
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§ Mr. LucePriority is given to United Kingdom passport holders aged 70 or over and to widows who can look for support to their children settled here. All other requests for priority are considered on their individual merits.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Lord Privy Seal whether it is still the aim of Her Majesty's Government to give an applicant for a special voucher three months' notice of when his or her voucher will be issued.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Lord Privy Seal when applications were lodged for those special vouchers which were most recently issued.
§ Mr. LuceApplicants in India in the priority categories who received special vouchers in February this year had applied for them in March-April 1976. Non-priority applicants who received vouchers in February had applied for them in January-early February 1976.