§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many entry clearance application staff in each high commission or application point in the Indian sub-continent are(a) men and (b) women; and what facilities exist for female applications to be interviewed by women staff.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe number of(a) men and (b) women entry clearance application staff in each of the posts in the Indian sub-continent are;
Men Women Islamabad 30 17 Karachi 5 7 New Delhi 10 17 Bombay 11 24 Madras 2 4 Calcutta 2 3 Colombo 4 6 Kathmandu 2 2 Dhaka 1— 1— 1 Figures not available. Facilities exist at all these posts for female applicants to be interviewed by female staff or to have a female officer present at the interview if they so wish.