HC Deb 04 June 1998 vol 313 cc356-7W
Fiona Mactaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the complement of extra entry clearance officers provided to deal with the increased volume of summer entry clearance work for(a) Islamabad, (b) New Delhi, (c) Moscow, (d) Peking, (e) Lagos, (f) Bogota and (g) Colombo; how many of these have already gone to each post; when the others are expected to travel to each post; and when they will be recalled from each post. [44229]

Additional entry clearance officers deployed to deal with increased volume of summer entry clearance work
Post Total number of ECOs Number already at post Dates others expected to travel Dates of expected departure from post
Islamabad 5 2 3 early June 2 early September
3 late September
New Delhi 8 6 1 early July 2 early/ mid June
1 end July
2 early August
1 late August
2 early/late September
Moscow 8 7 1 already returned
2 early June
1 late June
2 end July
2 late August
Peking 3 1 2 early July 2 end August
1 end September
Lagos 4 1 2 early July 2 end August
1 early August 2 end September
Bogota 1 1 1 end July
Colombo No additional Entry Clearance Officers