§ Sir Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the approximate total of people who have applied for entry clearance at the British high commission in New Delhi and who are awaiting interview.
§ Mr. WaddingtonEight hundred and eighty applicants for entry clearance, whether for settlement or a limited stay, were awaiting their first interview in New Delhi at the end of March 1986.
§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in the light of the breaches by the immigration service of his Department's guidelines on immigration cases with regard to Sahid Saleem on 13 June and of Nazir Ahmed on 18 June, he will take immediate steps to ensure that in future his Department does not take any action in breach of its obligations under the guidelines; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to be in a position to reach a decision about the arrangements for fire services in London for 1987–88.
§ Mr. Giles ShawEarly in 1987, after completion of consultations between the Home Office and the other parties involved.
§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his policy towards (a) the closure of certain London fire stations at night and at weekends and (b) the use of part-time firemen in London; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe possible provision of day-manned fire stations and the employment of retained staff is in the first instance a matter for the fire authority concerned subject to the statutory requirement to obtain my right hon. Friend's approval to any resulting variation in the agreed establishment scheme. I understand that the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority has no current proposals on these lines.