§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to make a recommendation on the application of Mr. Zulfiqar Khan ref. GV 100/5117, to enter the United Kingdom; and when Mr. Khan's application was referred to him.
§ Mr. RentonMr. Khan's application was referred to my Department on 6 April 1988 for an interview of the sponsor, Mrs. Yasmeen Akhtar. The immigration service at Hull interviewed Mrs. Akhtar on 19 February 1989 and its report dated 9 March was sent to Islamabad on 13 March. A decision on Mr. Khan's application will be made by the entry clearance officer in Islamabad.
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§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when papers concerning the applica-tion to enter the United Kingdom by Mrs. Musarat Bibi, ref. GV100/5248, were passed to the Immigration Office at Leeds/Bradford airport; and when any report is to be sent to the European Community officer at the British embassy in Pakistan.
§ Mr. RentonThe papers were passed to the immigration office at Hull on 19 January 1988 so that the sponsor could be interviewed. Further investigations proved necessary and these were carried out first at Hull and then at Leeds/Bradford airport. A full report was sent to the immigration department on 22 February 1989.
The entry clearance officer in Islamabad was authorised on 16 March to issue entry clearance to Musarat Bibi.