HC Deb 25 November 1997 vol 301 cc478-9W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many entry certificate officers were employed in British High Commission offices in(a) Pakistan, (b) Sri Lanka, (c) India and (d) Bangladesh on 1 November. [16915]

Mr. Fatchett

The number of Entry Clearance Officers employed on 1 November is as follows:

Officers
Islamabad 21
Karachi 4
Colombo 3
New Delhi 10
Bombay 8
Madras 2 + 50 per cent. of the time of a third officer
Calcutta 75 per cent. of the time of one officer
Dhaka 11