§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make an early decision in the case of Mr. Habib Somai who first applied to remain as a spouse in this country on 22 January 1991, and whose Member of Parliament first wrote to him on 1 August 1991; and whether he will make a statement on the reasons for the time taken to deal with this application.
§ Mr. Peter LloydMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is about to write to the right hon. Member, conveying a decision on Mr. Somai's application. The delay in resolving this application is due, in part, to the need to obtain further information about Mr. Somai's original visa application in Tunis and to arrange an interview with Mr. Somai and his wife.