§ Mr. David Youngasked the Lord Privy Seal how many people are at present awaiting interviews for entry certificates at each United Kingdom high commission in the Indian Sub-continent; and what is the average waiting time at each.
§ Mr. RaisonI have been asked to reply.
Information for each mission is given in the following table. Figures for each country of the Indian Sub-continent are published in the quarterly Home Office Statistical Bulletin on 'Control of Immigration Statistics'—table 6 of issue 13/81.
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Entry clearances for immediate settlement Number* of persons awaiting decision on application at 31st March 1981
Months waited by a person† interviewed at end of first quarter 1981
Bangladesh Dacca 13,170 22 India Bombay 1,590 8½ Calcutta 30 — New Delhi 1,610 9
Number* of persons awaiting decision on application at 31st March 1981 Months waited by a person† interviewed at end of first quarter 1981 Pakistan Karachi 510 21 Islamabad 4,520 21 * Includes people who have been interviewed, but whose applications remain undetermined. † Months waited by a person in the main settlement queue. All missions have arrangements under which they grant earlier interviews to certain categories.