HC Deb 17 July 1990 vol 176 c464W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he proposes to move the re-entry visa section from Petty France to Lunar house; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

We are keeping the arrangements for the readmission of visa nationals under review. But no plans have been made to move the re-entry visa section at the London passport office to Lunar house.

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of time for the processing of a re-entry visa for each of the offices in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Information is not available in precisely the form requested. The table shows the maximum processing times for straightforward, non-urgent applications as at 11 July 1990:

Office Working days
Glasgow 2
Liverpool 5
London 8
Newport 5
Peterborough 6
Lunar House, Croydon 1—
Belfast 2—
1Same day service for counter applications.
2 Following initial processing in Belfast applications are dealt with in London.