§ Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Filipino wives of United Kingdom husbands applied from Manila for settlement visas in the United Kingdom in(a) 1992, (b) 1993 and (c) 1994; and how many were refused. [35659]
§ Mr. HanleyThe information is not available in the form requested.
Application for settlement visas were received in Manila as follows:
Received Refused 1992 917 359 1993 702 321 1994 807 257 These will include applications from wives and other settlement categories.
§ Mr. RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the number of refusals of applications for permanent settlement made from Manila is in line with refusals from other overseas posts. [35660]
§ Mr. HanleyThe settlement refusal rate for Manila in 1994 was 31.8 per cent. The global average was 21.6 per cent. and the average for south east Asia was 18.4 per cent.