HC Deb 02 December 1997 vol 302 c120W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many entry clearance officers there are in(a) Bombay and (b) New Delhi. [18308]

Mr. Fatchett

Bombay currently has 10 Entry Clearance officers (ECOs) and 2 Entry Clearance Managers (ECMs). New Delhi has 12 ECOs, 2 ECMs and a full time Head of Immigration (who is also the Consul).

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the application for admission of Mr. Sayed Muhamed Azim Nazis in Bombay (reference E/97/3255). [18311]

Mr. Fatchett

We have asked our High Commission in Bombay to provide a detailed account of the position. My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will write to the hon. Member within one week of receiving that account.

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the average length of time taken in(a) Bombay and (b) New Delhi to dispatch an explanatory statement followed a refusal of entry clearance in 1997. [18309]

Mr. Fatchett

In 1997 the average time taken to despatch an explanatory statement following a refusal of entry clearance in Bombay and New Delhi are two months in both cases.

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many representations he has received from(a) hon. Members and (b) others concerning the operation of the entry clearance office in (i) Bombay and (ii) New Delhi. [18307]

Mr. Fatchett

Our correspondence statistics are not broken down in such a way as to be able to give precise figures of representations on the operation of the entry clearance offices in Bombay and New Delhi.