HL Deb 04 March 1992 vol 536 cc26-8WA
Lord Bethell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many Polish citizens applied for British visitors visas in the years 1988 to 1991 inclusive; how many of these applications were successful, how many were rejected and how many were withdrawn by the applicant.

Lord Cavendish of Furness

The table below shows the number of non-settlement visas applied for, granted and refused. Statistics for the number of visit visas alone are not kept. The number for withdrawals in 1991 is the number of all applications withdrawn. The exact number of visit visa applications withdrawn is not available.

Applications
Received Granted Refused Withdrawn
1989 51,976 47,546 4,430 n/a
1990 42,658 40,484 2,174 n/a
1991 48,267 44,487 2,462 1,318

There are no statistics available for 1988. Similarly statistics for withdrawals were not kept in 1989 or 1990.

Lord Bethell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people are presently employed in the British Consulate in Warsaw dealing with applications for British visas, how many of these are British and how many locally employed.

Lord Cavendish of Furness

Warsaw has seven permanent full-time UK-based entry clearance officers supervised by the Consul (First Secretary) and supported by two UK-based and 19 locally-engaged staff of whom 18 are Polish and one is an expatriate Briton. The staff is increased by five temporary duty UK-based entry clearance officers and seven locally-engaged Polish staff to cover the busy summer period 1st April to 30th September.