§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date he was asked by the British post in Islamabad to obtain information in the United Kingdom following applications for British passports by Tahihra Jabeen, Fazal ur Rahman Hussain, and Noor ur Rahman Hussain, Ref: Con/5267; on what date information was sent to the post; what recommendations he made on these applications; and if he will make a statement. [35233]
§ Mr. Kirkhope[holding answer 2 July I996]: A request for information was received on 11 October 1995 and a reply sent on 9 November. No recommendation was made since the consideration of an application for a British passport made abroad is a matter for the British post concerned.
§ Mr. KhabraTo ask the Secretary of State for Home Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the availability of advice to people applying for immigration to the United Kingdom. [34535]
§ Mr. HanleyI have been asked to reply.
We publish a comprehensive and instructive series of leaflets for different categories of visa applicant. They are readily available, along with other general advice on request, at all our entry clearance issuing posts in English and foreign language versions.