§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of(a) men and (b) women who were waiting for interview for (i) settlement, (ii) education and (iii) visitors' visas at Bombay, New Delhi, Karachi and Islamabad on 22 November.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe latest available information on settlement queues and non-settlement applications awaiting first interview for posts in Pakistan and India relates to 31 October 1993 and is given in the table. No information is available centrally on the gender of applicants.
Number of applicants for Entry Clearance Visas waiting for first interview at 31 October 1993 Bombay New Delhi Islamabad Settlement queues awaiting first interview Queue 11 0 0 92 Queue 22 56 337 1,172 Queue 33 314 218 233 Queue 44 262 137 769 Non-Settlement applications awaiting first interview Visitors 1,124 39 231 Students 4 0 0 1 Persons with a claim to the right of abode, dependent relatives over 70-years-old, special compassionate cases. 2 Spouses, and children under 18-years-old. 3 Fiance(e)s and others applying for the first time for resettlement. 4 Re-applicants. Information on the number of applicants in Karachi is not available centrally but all applicants are expected to receive a first interview within three weeks.