HC Deb 09 May 1995 vol 259 cc364-6W
Dr. Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many entry clearance officers were in post in(a) New York, (b) Moscow, (c) St. Petersburg, (d) Accra, (e) Lagos, (f) Abuja, (g) New Delhi, (i) Bombay, (j) Calcutta, (k) Madras, (l) Dhaka, (m) Islamabad, (n) Karachi and (o) Colombo in the financial years (i) 1992–93, (ii) 1993–94 and (iii) 1994–95 to the latest convenient date. [22646]

Mr. Baldry

The number of entry clearance officers at the posts listed, for the calender years 1992, 1993 and 1994, is given in man years as follows:

1992 1993 1994
(a) New York 2.9 1.42 3.00
(b) Moscow 5.13 3.81 4.90
(c) St. Petersburg — 1.75 1.80
(d) Accra 5.64 4.83 4.96
(e) Lagos 19 17.67 14.33
(f) Abuja — — 1.58
(g) New Delhi 15.41 14.95 14.42
(h) Bombay 14.21 11.9 11.54
(j) Calcutta 1.45 1.4 1.17
(k) Madras 1.8 1.6 1.4
(l) Dhaka 17.5 12.3 12.08
(m) Islamabad 28.34 27.25 25.77
(n) Karachi 6.63 6.5 6.15
(o) Colombo 3.72 3.64 3.56

It should be noted that St. Petersburg and Abuja only started entry clearance work in November 1993 and February 1994 respectively.

Dr. Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the costs of the entry clearance work at each post in the Indian subcontinent in(a) 1992–93, (b) 1993–94 and (c) 1994–95; what they are forecast to be in (i) 1995–96 and (ii) 1996–97; and how they are calculated. [22644]

Mr. Baldry

The costs of entry clearance work at each post are shown on the table.

These reflect the numbers and grades of staff, both UK-based and locally engaged, employed on entry clearance as a proportion of total staff at post.

of the entry clearance work at the British posts in (a) New York, (b) Moscow, (c) St. Petersburg, (d) Accra, (e) Lagos and (f) Abuja, in the financial years (i) 199293, (ii) 1993–94 and (iii) 1994–95; what are they forecast to be in (i) 1995–96 and (ii) 1996–97; and how they are calculated. [22645]

£
1992–93 (actual) 1993–94 (actual) 1994–95 (estimated) 1995–96 (estimated) 1996–97 (estimated)
New York 551,923 699,399 713,387 736,572 754,986
Moscow 742,955 770,194 785,598 811,130 831,408
St. Petersburg 83,195 212,582 216,834 223,881 229,478
Accra 357,376 519,756 530,151 547,381 561,066
Lagos 2 873,715 2 798 959 2 854 938 2 947 724 3 021 417
Abuja

Dr. Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many entry clearance officers in(a) New York, (b) Moscow, (c) St. Petersburg, (d) Accra, (e) Lagos, (f) Abuja, (g) New Delhi, (i) Bombay, (j) Calcutta, (k) Madras, (1) Dhaka, (m) Islamabad, (n) Karachi and (o) Colombo have other duties; and what proportion of their time, respectively, is spent on these. [22639]

Mr. Baldry

The number of entry clearance officers in the following posts with other duties; and the percentage of their time spent on them is as follows:

Number ECO per cent. Other per cent.
St. Petersburg 1 90 10
Abuja 1 50 50
Calcutta 1 75 25
Madras 2 70 30
Colombo 2 80 20
Colombo 2 98 2

All other Entry Clearance Officers are 100 per cent. engaged on entry clearance work.

Dr. Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for visit entry clearance were(a) made, (b) granted and (c) refused at the British post in Kingston, Jamaica in (i) January to June 1993, (ii) July to December 1993, (iii) January to June 1994 and (iv) July to December or the latest convenient date in 1994. [22640]

Mr. Baldry

We do not have a half-yearly breakdown of the details requested.

The number of UK applications for entry clearance—both settlement and non-settlement—made, granted and refused in 1993 and 1994 at Kingston was as follows:

Number
1993
Applied 2,835
Granted 2,044
Refused 804
1994
Applied 4,026
Granted 2,978
Refused 1,034

Mr. Baldry

The cost of entry clearance work at each post are shown on the table.

These reflect the numbers and grades of staff, both UK-based and locally engaged, employed on entry clearance as a proportion of total staff at post.

Dr. Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for visit entry clearance were(a) made, (b) granted, and (c) refused at the British posts in (i) Ottawa, (ii) Moscow, (iii) Wellington and (iv) Canberra in (1) January to June 1993, (2) July to December 1993, (3) January to June 1994 and (4) July to December or the latest convenient date in 1994. [22642]

Mr. Baldry

We do not have a half-yearly breakdown of the number of the details requested.

The number of applications for visit entry clearance—both settlement and non-settlement—made, granted and refused in 1993 and 1994 at the posts listed was as follows:

1993 1994
A G R A G R
1) Ottawa 8,808 8,241 19 10,019 9,937 51
2) Moscow 61,184 59,591 1,593 86,520 84,664 1,856
3) Wellington — — — 1,995 2,720 28
4) Canberra 11,593 11,076 16 17,317 16,065 12

It should be noted that Wellington started entry clearance work in February 1994.

Dr. Howells

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for visit entry clearance were(a) made, (b) granted and (c) refused at the British posts in (i) Manila, (ii) Tokyo, (iii) Sana'a and (iv) Addis Ababa in (1) January to June 1993, (2) July to December 1993, (3) January to June 1994 and (4) July to December or the latest convenient date in 1994. [22643]

Mr. Baldry

We do not have a half-yearly breakdown of the details requested.

The number of UK applications for visit entry clearance made, granted and refused in 1993 and 1994 at the posts listed was as follows:

1994 1993
A G R A G R
(1) Manila 12,633 11,388 911 13,292 12,384 772
(2)Tokyo 4,080 3,865 36 4,548 4,294 176
(3) Sana'a 4,210 3,802 158 3,217 2,824 169
(4) Addis Ababa 4,642 3,572 551 4,491 2,893 898