§ Mr. Clellandasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what additional staff have been recruited to date to posts in Dhaka, Islamabad and Delhi to process visa applications.
§ Mr. EggarThe answer is: in Dhaka, four entry clearance officers and 11 locally-engaged support staff; in Islamabad, one second second secretary, four entry clearance officers, and 12 locally-engaged support staff; in New Delhi, one second secretary, three entry clearance officers and nine locally-engaged support staff.
§ Mr. Sayeedasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current waiting period for visit visas from applicants in the Indian subcontinent.
Number of pay beds authorised1 Discharges and deaths of private patients Average number of beds occupied daily Percentage occupancy Private out-patient attendances Clwyd 12 621 6.74 56.2 2,151 East Dyfed 7 273 2.89 41.3 1,249 Gwent 1 — — — — Gwynedd 8 270 3.50 43.7 129 Mid Glamorgan 3 40 0.27 9.0 269 Powys — — — — — South Glamorgan 112 84 1.69 15.4 591 West Glamorgan 4 127 1.02 25.5 330 Pembrokeshire 3 104 0.94 31.3 815 WALES 492 1,519 17.05 34.8 5,534 1At 31 December 1985. 2Excludes 2 beds at South Glamorgan DHA for emergency use only.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each year since 1979 in Wales (a) the number of National Health Service pay beds, (b) the average
Number of pay beds authorised1 Average number of beds occupied daily Percentage occupancy Number of private in-patients4 Number of private out-patients5 1979 39 14.86 38.1 1,087 528 1980 36 17.13 47.6 1,234 850 1981 246 16.42 35.7 1,349 1,008 1982 247 13.31 28.3 945 1,192 1983 247 14.60 31.1 1,271 1,980 1984 349 15.12 30.9 1,315 4,092 1985 249 17.05 34.8 1,519 5,534 1At 31 December for each year. 2Excludes 2 beds for emergency use only. 3Excludes 3 beds for emergency use only. 4Discharges and deaths of private patients. 5Total out-patient attendances by private patients.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the health authorities in Wales for which statutory auditors have issued reports of poor control over private in-patient care since his answer of 25 November 1985, Official Report, column 461.
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§ Mr. EggarOver 95 per cent. of personal applicants are at present dealt with on the day of application. Those requiring more than a cursory interview may have to wait up to a maximum of 12 days (New Delhi). There is no backlog of postal applications at any post.