§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of(a) the steps taken to speed up the interview relating to the application for entry clearance of M.A., (ref. Imm 63217) about whom the hon. Member for Stretford wrote on 10 November 1987 and subsequently and (b) the expected date of interview; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice he gives to entry clearance officers concerning those applicants for entry clearance who do not have to provide information about accommodation and funds and who are not subject, on acceptance, to an initial 12-month restriction on first arrival in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. EggarNone. Entry clearance officers consider applications in accordance with the relevant provisions of the immigration rules (HC 169, as amended).
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give for the different parts of the Indian sub-continent the latest information he has on the length of time from application for entry clearance to first interview for those now being interviewed, and the expected time for those applying now for(a) fiancés, (b) fiancées, (c) husbands, (d) wives and (e) dependant children.
§ Mr. EggarThe waiting time in the Indian sub-continent as at 31 December 1987 were:
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Actual waiting time (in months) Expected (estimated) New Delhi Fiancé(e)s 7 7 Spouses 3 3 Dependent children 3 3 Q1 0 0 Bombay
Actual waiting time (in months) Expected (estimated) Fiancé(e)s 9 9 Spouses 6 6 Dependent children 6 6 Q1 2 2 Dhaka Fiancé(e)s 8 8 Spouses 8 8 Dependent children 8 8 Q1 3 3 Islamabad Fiancé(e)s 18 16 Spouses 8 10 Dependent children 8 10 Q1 3 3 Karachi Fiancé(e)s 10 10 Spouses 5 5 Dependent children 5 5 Q1 2 2 There are no queues in Madras and Calcutta.
Applications from persons with a claim to the right of abode are placed in queue 1.