§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the average time elapsed between a refusal of leave to enter at New Delhi, Dhaka and Islamabad respectively, and the provision of an explanatory statement by the entry certificate officer.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Young)It is not possible to give the average time between refusal of leave to enter and provision of explanatory statements. But our posts in 905WA New Delhi, Dhaka and Islamabad provide such statements as soon as practicable and normally within three months of receipt of the appeal.