§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the numbers of applicants for entry visas to Great Britain still waiting for interview in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan; and what is the length of the respective queues.
§ Mr. LuardThe numbers of applicants for settlement, or for entry and subsequent settlement through marriage, awaiting interview at the posts mainly concerned at the end of August—the latest month for which full figures are available—are:
Numbers seeking settlement Numbers seeking entry through marriage Dacca … 15,131 2 New Delhi … 1,818 1,388 Bombay … 3,268 1,205 Islamabad … 9,831 881 Karachi … 871 130 Applicants now being seen have waited approximately 19 months for interview in Dacca; 6 months in New Delhi; 15 months at Bombay and 14½ months in Islamabad and Karachi.