§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the current queues in operation at each of the following posts and the numbers in each queue(a) Bombay, (b) New Delhi, (c) Karachi, (d) Islamabad, (e) Dacca, (f) Nairobi and (g) Dar-es-Salaam.
§ Mr. SainsburyCurrent queues and estimated waiting tims in months at end February 1990 were: 531W
Post Queue Estimated Numbers awaiting interviews (a) Bombay 1 0 0 2 6 367 3 9 449 4 10 106 (b) New Delhi 1 0 0 2 3 309 3 6 214 4 9 65 (c) Karachi 1 1 2 2 3 89 3 3.5 19 4 6 5 (d) Islamabad 1 3 96 2 6 2,312 3 9 486 4 13 393 (e) Dhaka 1 3 418 2 3 933 3 3 119 4 9 884 Note: Estimated waiting time is the time an applicant applying in February could expect to wait until interview.Settlement queues are organised as follows:
Q1—Persons with a claim to the right of abode, dependent relatives over 70 years, special compassionate cases.Q2—All spouses, and all children under 18 years.Q3—Fiancé(e)s and others applying for the first time for settlement.Q4—Re-applicants.Nairobi —No queue. All applicants whether for visit or settlement, are interviewed within one to three days.Dar-es-Salaam—All applicants requiring full interview are put in one queue with a current waiting time of three weeks.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the length of time taken by each of the posts to prepare an explanatory statement following refusal of entry clearance at(a) Bombay, (b) New Delhi, (c) Karachi, (d) Islamabad, (e) Dacca, (f) Nairobi and (g) Dar-es-Salaam; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SainsburyCurrent times taken to despatch explanatory statements from the following posts are (from date of receipt of appeal):
Post Type Time Bombay Settlement 4 months Visit 2 months New Delhi All 6 months Karachi Settlement 4 months Visit 2 months Islamabad Settlement 3 months Visit 1 month Dhaka All 3 months Nairobi All 1 week Dar-es-Salaam All 1-2 weeks