§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when the appellate authority received an explanatory statement from an entry clearance officer at the post in Islamabad in the case of Mr. Abid Ali —Ref: GV 100/16103/TAH—who first applied to join his fiancée in the United Kingdom on 25 March 1986; when his appeal hearing is to be listed; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. John M. TaylorThe independent appellate authority received an explanatory statement in the case of Mr. Abid Ali in relation to his settlement application on 23 June 1989 and another concerning his visit visa appeal on 2 July 1992. The appeals were heard together at Leeds on 16 November 1992; the visit visa appeal was withdrawn at the hearing and the adjudicator reserved judgment in the settlement appeal.