HC Deb 30 January 1995 vol 253 cc491-2W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to be able to reply to the questions asked by the hon. Member for Nottingham, North on 18 July 1994, Official Report, column 28, on entry clearance applications and appeals.

Mr. Baldry

The answer to the hon. Member's question of 18 July 1994, was conveyed, in full, in a letter to him from me on 13 September. Arrangements were also made for a copy of the letter to be placed in the Library.

Regrettably, the answer to the hon. Member's other question of 18 July has not been answered in full. I am therefore taking this opportunity to ask posts to update their final returns and will give the hon. Member the answer he seeks as soon as possible.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the total number of applicants at the British embassy in Addis Ababa for permission to travel to Britain by nationality, waiting tune for interviews and decisions for each of the past five years.

Mr. Baldry

I have asked the entry clearance officer in Addis Ababa to let me have a report. I shall arrange for the hon. Member to receive a substantive reply from the migration and visa correspondence unit of the Foreign and Commonwealth office as soon as possible