§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Mrs. Riffat Iqbal, ref: IMP A421556 and KA55157, applied to the post in Karachi to enter the United Kingdom; when the application was referred to him; and when he expects a decision will be taken on this application.
§ Mr. RentonRiffat Iqbal applied for entry clearance as a fiancee at the British Consulate-General, Karachi on 10 December 1987. The entry clearance officer was informed on 2 February 1988 that she had married the sponsor on 10 January 1988 in Pakistan. Mrs. Iqbal was interviewed by the entry clearance officer on 3 July 1988; following further inquiries, the application was referred to the Home Office for a decision on 8 March 1989. The decision to refuse Mrs. Iqbal's application is to be sent to the entry clearance officer in Karachi today; Mrs. Iqbal will be informed of this decision and of her right of appeal to the independent appellate authorities once the papers are received there.