§ Mr. Russell Kerrasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the number of applications for visitors' visas received by the Home Office from Polish nationals since the imposition of martial law in Poland and the number of visas issued during the same period.
§ Mr. Raison:During the period from 1 January to 30 September the British embassy in Warsaw received 8,947 applications for visit visas of which 2,120 have either still to be referred to the Home Office or are awaiting decision. A total of 5,285 visas has been issued during this period. There is no central record of visa applications made by Polish nationals outside Poland.