§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people have applied in each of the last five years for visitors visas in(a) Bombay, (b) New Delhi, (c) Culcutta, (d) Dakha, (e) Karachi and (f) Islamabad; how many applications have been refused; and what is the percentage refused.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI have been asked to reply.
The available information is given in the table.
Persons applying for a visit visa to the United Kingdom 1987–1991 Number of persons/percentages Newly received Refusals1 Refusals1 as percentage of decisions Bombay 1987 40,660 1,100 3 1988 40,500 1,420 4 1989 41,030 2,420 6 1990 42,700 4,870 11 1991 (Jan-Sept) 33,120 4,460 13 New Delhi 1987 38,700 3,610 10 1988 40,910 4,440 11 1989 45,620 5,190 12 1990 50,650 7,400 16 1991 (Jan-Sept) 37,240 3,100 10 Calcutta 1987 7,240 90 1 1988 6,910 110 2 1989 7,780 130 2 1990 7,570 140 2 1991 (Jan-Sept) 5,890 120 2 Dhaka 1987 8,790 1,660 21 1988 10,320 1,940 20 1989 11,330 2,390 22 1990 11,260 2,680 25 1991 (Jan-Sept) 8,620 1,740 21 Karachi 1987 25,270 2,130 9 1988 25,510 2,590 11 1989 26,530 2,620 10 1990 28,750 3,070 11 1991 (Jan-Sept) 18,440 1,980 11 Islamabad 1987 31,590 5,230 18 1988 30,270 6,560 22 1989 36,420 6,690 19 1990 43,190 9,830 24 1991 (Jan-Sept) 35,460 9,420 29 1 Refusals after subtracting applications granted on appeal.