§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) when the explanatory statement explaining the reasons for the refusal of a visa for Mrs. Shazia Shaukat, Ref. IMM/D2009, was(a) completed at the post in Islamabad and (b) dispatched to the immigration appellate authorities in London; and if he will make a statement; [27098]
(2) when the application made to the post in Islamabad by Mr. Mohammed Wahid Sadiq, Ref. IMM/C7406, to join his wife in the United Kingdom will be decided; when Mr. Sadiq was 362W interviewed; when the letter dated 9 February from Bradford law centre concerning this case was answered; and if he will make a statement. [27100]
§ Mr. HanleyI have asked the high commissioner at Islamabad for details and will arrange for the hon. Member to receive a substantive reply from the migration and visa correspondence unit as soon as possible.