§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the backlog of cases is for each group in(a) Islamabad, (b) Karachi, (c) Lahore, (d) Bombay, (e) New Delhi, (f) Colombo, and (g) Dhaka. [16044]
§ Mr. BradshawThe statistics requested are as follows. The number of cases awaiting interview at the end of October is:
Post/settlement queue Application number in queue Length of queue (weeks) Bombay Q1 0 0 Q2 477 7 Q3 108 7 Q4 29 7 Colombo1 129 13 Dhaka Q1 533 14 Q2 3,339 14 Q3 44 16 Q4 784 39 New Delhi Q1 41 0 Q2 41 11 Q3 152 14 Q4 69 14 1 The visa sections in Lahore, Karachi and Colombo have a standard single queue for all settlement applications. The three visa issuing posts in Pakistan remain open but are offering a restricted service at present. Islamabad and Karachi continue to accept applications for settlement.
Post Non-settlement number in queue Applications length of queue (days) Bombay 16 0 Colombo 0 3 Dhaka 869 15 Islamabad 0 0 Karachi 0 0 Lahore 0 0 New Delhi 0 0