§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the refusal rates for applications for immediate settlement in 1984 in (a) Dhaka, (b) Islamabad,
Refusal rates* for applications for entry clearance for immediate settlement decided in 1984 Indian sub-continent Percentages Wives Children Other dependent relatives Others Total Dhaka 38 51 65 † 48 Islamabad 22 32 58 ‡67 30 Bombay 1 9 36 — 11 New Delhi 5 28 53 ‡7 23 * Applications refused initially as a percentage of applications decided (ie granted initially or on appeal or refused initially). † Refusal rate not calculated for five or fewer decisions. ‡ Refusal rate based on fewer than 15 decisions.