§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Lord President of the Council how many Commons pass applications have been received during the summer recess in respect of overseas students working for Members; how many are still awaiting security clearance; what is the average time taken to process such applications.
§ Sir Geoffrey Howe[pursuant to his reply, 18 October 1989, c. 141]: Only one pass application received during the summer recess in respect of Members' temporary research assistants from overseas is now still awaiting clearance.