§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer at 5 February,Official Report, column 394, concerning Mr. Raja Ibrar Hussain, whether Mr. Hussain has lodged an appeal against the refusal of entry clearance to allow him to join his wife in the United Kingdom; whether an explanatory statement has been sent to the appellate authorities in London; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydMr. Raja Ibrar Hussain lodged an appeal with the British High Commission in Islamabad on 22 November 1992 against the refusal of entry clearance to allow him to join his wife in the United Kingdom.
The entry clearance officer's explanatory statement of the refusal is in the course of preparation.
I shall arrange for the hon. Member to receive notification from the migration and visa correspondence unit of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office when the entry clearance officer's explanatory statement has been sent to the appellate authorites in London.