§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the average time taken to process a visa application from a citizen of the USSR wishing to visit the United Kingdom during the last 12-month period for which this information is available.
§ Mr. RowlandsThe time taken varies with the circumstances of individual applications and detailed statistics are not kept. The great majority of applications are processed, and visas issued, 233W within two weeks and many within a shorter period.
§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visas have been granted to Soviet citizens wishing to visit the United Kingdom during the last 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RowlandsIn the 12 months ended 30th April, approximately 10,450 visas were granted to Soviet citizens wishing to visit the United Kingdom.