HC Deb 29 April 1988 vol 132 cc312-3W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement concerning the delays in the application for entry clearance of Mrs. T. A. (Islamabad immigration office ref. 1mm 90912) about whom the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State wrote to the hon. Member for Stretford on 7 March; if he will expedite consideration of this application; and if he will give details of the expected time at which it will be resolved.

Mr. Eggar

The background to this application was explained in my letter of 7 March 1988. Further information since received by the embassy in Islamabad necessitated the case being referred to the Home Office on 12 April 1988 for decision. My hon. Friend will write further on this.