§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current average length of waiting time for immigrants requiring inter views at the British High Commission of 81W India, Bangladesh and Pakistan; and what were the respective figures for such waiting times in 1970, 1974 and 1976.
Time in months December 1974* December 1976* December 1978 Priority Main settlement Husbands Fiances New Delhi 15¼ 7 No delay 5 10½ 10½ Bombay 13 14½ No delay 4½ 11¾ 11¾ Dacca Not available 25 6 20 None seen None seen Islamabad 22 13 3½ 19 19 21½ Karachi 22 13 34 19 19 21½ * Between 1974 and 1976 all applicants were interviewed in the order in which they applied. In 1977 separate queues were instituted.