§ 46. Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Minister of State's answer Official Report, 26 November, column 416, relating to arrivals of immigrants at 721W Heathrow airport on 20 November, why the cost of providing a full answer to the original question would be disproportionate.
§ Mr. RaisonBecause statistics on the numbers arriving at Heathrow airport are not compiled on a daily basis.
§ Mr. Edward Lyonsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the numbers of male financeés and husbands, respectively, in Bangladesh awaiting interview by the British High Commission there at the last convenient date in respect of their application to join their financeées and wives in Great Britain; and what is the estimated average delay between the date of those applications and the anticipated date of interview.
§ Mr. RaisonAt 30 September 1979 there were 21 fiancés and 49 husbands at Dacca awaiting decisions on their applications for entry clearances. It is estimated that a fiancé or husband applying at Dacca at the end of September 1979 may have to wait about two years for an interview.