§ Lord AVEBURYasked Her Majesty's Government:
1486WAHow many applications for entry clearance for settlement where interviews took place at the British High Commission in Dacca, Bangladesh, in each quarter of 1978 and the first two quarters of 1979 were not resolved at the time of interview but referred to the Home Office or deferred for further inquiries.
§ Lord CARRINGTONThe number of entry clearance applications for settlement either referred or deferred after interview were as follows:
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1978 … 1,208 755 832 780 1979 … 539 1,067