§ Ms Jenny JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for visit visas for people travelling from India were received by the New Dehli Embassy between January and December 1998; and how many were refused. [80058]
§ Mr. FatchettThe British High Commission in New Delhi received 56,184 applications for visit visas during 1998, of which 7,680 were refused.
§ Ms Jenny JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for visit visas for people travelling from(a) Poland, (b) Russia, (c) Ukraine and (d) Latvia have been received by the relevant British embassies between January and December 1998; and how many were refused. [79925]
§ Mr. FatchettThe statistics requested are as follows:
Visit visa applications 1998 Country Received Refused Poland 881 105 Russia 92,679 2,772 Ukraine 23,366 2,567 Latvia 2,440 169 Citizens of Poland and Latvia are not visa nationals and not, therefore, required to apply for entry clearance for visits to the UK.