§ Mr. John Ellisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the average time that people have to wait for interviews in India and Pakistan regarding matters pertaining to entry into the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. LuardBusiness men, students and others wishing to visit the United Kingdom are interviewed almost immediately. Applications for settlement in the priority queue interviewed on 30th September had waited less than a month in India and those in Pakistan 4½ months. Other dependants seeking settlement interviewed on that date in Delhi, Bombay, Islamabad and Karachi had waited 4½, 4½, 17¾ and 17½ months respectively. Male fiancés had waited 9½, 13, 21½ and 21½ months respectively.