HL Deb 02 February 1982 vol 426 c1286WA
Lord Averbury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the length of time that persons applying for entry clearance at the end of the second, third and fourth quarters of 1981 respectively were expected to have to wait before interview at each of the posts in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.

Lord Belstead

The information available is given in the following table; information for the fourth quarter of 1981 is not yet available.

Estimated time a person who applied for a first interview at the end of the 2nd and 3rd quarters 1981 may have to wait

Number if years
2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter
Main queue:
Bangladesh (Dacca) (Dacca) 1½ 1½
India (New Delhi) 1¼ 1¼
(Bombay) 1 1
Pakistan (Islamabad and Karachi) 1¼ 1
Priority queue:
Bangladesh (Dacca) ½ ¼
India (New Delhi) —(1) —(1)
(Bombay) ¼ ¼
Pakistan (Islamabad and Karachi) —(1) —(1)
Husbands and fiances:
Bangladesh (Dacca) (2) (2)
India (New Delhi) 1¼ 1¼
(Bombay) 1½ 1½
Pakistan (Islamabad and Karachi) 1 1
(1) Less than about 2 months.
(2) There are very few such cases at Dacca.