§ 72. Mr. ArcherTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has any plans to improve the present arrangements for processing applications for visitors' visas in the high commissions and embassies concerned.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe vast majority of visit visa applications received by our posts overseas are processed within 24 hours. We are nevertheless constantly seeking to improve the processing of visit visa applications, particularly where this can be achieved without an increase in overall resources.