§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) when a decision is going to be taken on the application made by Mr. Liaqat Hussain, who was born in 1965, Ref: IMM/98735, to the post in Islamabad to join his wife in the United Kingdom; and when Mr. Hussain was interviewed at the post;
(2) if he has arranged for the post in Islamabad to issue a passport to Mr. Abdul Waheed, whose date of birth is 5 February 1964, Ref: IMM/87378; TH/4335/89; when instructions were issued to the post to issue entry clearance to Mr. Waheed; and when Mr. Waheed is going to be issued with a visa to enter the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WaldegraveIn accordance with the 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 the migration and visa department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The hon. Member will receive replies from the unit as soon as possible.