Mr. AlexanderW. Lyon asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications have been received from the wives and children of husbands settled in the United Kingdom at the ports in Dacca, Delhi, Bombay, Islamabad and Karachi during the last six months compared to the two preceding six months periods.
§ Mr. Luard,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 7th June 1976; Vol. 912, c. 574], gave the following information:
Precise figures are not available in all cases, but the following table gives the 69W latest numbers as reported by the individual posts:
Post Period Number of applications from wives and children New Delhi* … October 1974— March 1975 3,680 April 1975— September 1975 1,458 October 1975— March 1976 956 Bombay* … October 1974— March 1975 3,937 April 1975—September 1975 3,712 October 1975—March 1976 2,842 Islamabad … December 1974 — May 1975 4,121 June 1975— November 1975 5,144 December 1975— May 1976 7,666 Karachi … It is estimated that applications from wives and children amounded to between 500 and 750 for each of the six month periods. Dacca … December 1974 — May 1975 4,431 June 1975— November 1975 5,859 December 1975— May 1976 6,393 * These figures are estimates based on the number of appointments arranged for dependants during the periods concerned. They include other dependants as well as wives and children and also include dependants of United Kingdom passport holders.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many wives and children have now applied to come to the United Kingdom to settle with their husbands from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, respectively.
§ Mr. Luard,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 7th June 1976; Vol. 912, c. 574], gave the following information:
Precise figures are not available in all the countries concerned. The following
70Wtable gives the numbers who have applied to come to the United Kingdom for settlement, and who formed the queues at the given dates, as reported by the posts concerned:
Country Number of wives and children Date India … 1,860* 28th April 1976 Pakistan … 14,005 31st May 1976 Bangladesh … 17,288 31st May 1976 * This figure includes other dependants as well as wives and children.