HC Deb 18 April 2000 vol 348 cc414-5W
Mr. Ian Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the waiting times in each queue for entry to the United Kingdom in(a) Bombay, (b) New Delhi, (c) Islamabad and (d) Dhaka; and by how much each has (a) increased and (b) decreased in the last 12 months. [119243]

Mr. Vaz

The statistics requested are as follows:

Days Weeks
Tier 3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Bombay
31 March 2000 0 0 6 6 6
31 March 1999 0 0 8 8 8
Islamabad
31 March 2000 6 9 26.5 35.5 42
31 March 1999 17 12 33 36 40
Days Weeks
Tier 3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Dhaka
31 March 2000 6 14 26 15 40
31 March 1999 2 12 18 11 37
New Delhi
31 March 2000 0 0 8 8 8
31 March 1999 0 0 14 22 28

Notes:

Tier 3: Non-settlement (visit) applications

Q1-Q4: Settlement applications

Ql: Right of Abode cases and Dependent Relatives over 65

Q2: Spouses and children under 18

Q3: Fiance(e)s and other First Time Applicants

Q4: Re-applicants

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