§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how long a person applying for entry clearance for settlement in June, July and August can be expected to have to wait for an interview in each queue at each post in the Indian subcontinent. [96617]
§ Mr. VazThe statistics requested are as follows:
Waiting times in weeks on last day of month Post Queue June July August India Bombay Q1 0 0 0 Q2 6 5 4 Q3 6 5 5 1Q4 6 5 5 Calcutta 2— 0.4 1 0 Sri Lanka Colombo 2— 12 11 9 1 Re-applicants 2 Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi and Madras do not operate separate queues The extended queues in Islamabad and Dhaka in particular are a consequence of seasonal pressures. We have deployed additional staff to Islamabad to deal with increased applications for short term visits.