§ 53. Mr. Sumbergasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is satisfied with the speed in which visas are issued to Polish citizens wishing to visit their families in the United Kingdom; and what steps he proposes to improve the visa issuing procedures.
§ Mr. WhitneyWe are concerned at the delays in the issuing of visas to Polish citizens applying in Warsaw to come to this country. In conjunction with the Home Department we have recently examined ways of speeding up visa issuing procedures at the British embassy in Warsaw and I am glad to say that we hope shortly to introduce new procedures in Warsaw which will result in the waiting time for visas being considerably reduced.