HC Deb 17 January 1992 vol 201 c687W
Mr. Vaz

To 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 Lloyd

I 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.

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