§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when Mr. Nasim Ahmed who was born on 2 July 1965, and whose reference is IMM/84536 and A.421238, first applied to the British post in Islamabad to enter the United Kingdom; when Mr. Ahmed successfully appealed against refusal to grant him entry, and when the British port in Islamabad was instructed to issue Mr. Ahmed with a visa to enter the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. EggarThe information requested is not immediately available. A further reply will be sent to the hon. Member in due course.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) when Mrs. Musrat Begum, whose date of birth is 1 January 1958, applied to the post in Islamabad, to join her husband in the United Kingdom; and when a decision will be taken on her application;
(2) when Mr. Mohd Arif, who was born on 1 September 1963, will he issued with a visa by the post in Islamabad following his successful appeal against refusal to grant him permission to enter the United Kingdom;
(3) when Shamin Akhter, who was born on 12 November 1964, applied to the post in Islamabad to enter the United Kingdom; when her application was refused; when the post despatched an explanatory statement setting out the reasons her application was refused; and if he will make a statement;
(4) when Mr. Sodigar Hussain applied to the post in Islamabad to join his wife, Mrs. Zaidah Begum whose date of birth is 27 January 1967; and when a decision on his application will be taken.
§ Mr. Eggar[pursuant to his reply, 9 May 1989, c. 362]: In accordance with the recent guidelines on the handling of representations by Members of Parliament in immigration cases, issued to Members on 14 December 1988, I have referred the questions to the correspondence unit of migration and visa department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The hon. Member will receive a reply from the unit in due course.