§ Mr. SutcliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the case of Mr. Mohammid Fazal who has applied for a visa to become a teacher at the Jarim Islamia Rizwia Mosque, Bradford; and what factors underlie the delays in processing his application. [21500]
§ Mr. FatchettMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Baroness Symons, sent a letter to my hon. Friend about this case on 17 December.
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when a decision will be made on the application for entry clearance by Arshad Khan at Islamabad High Commission, ref. D8342. [21532]
§ Mr. FatchettThe Entry Clearance Officer at Islamabad authorised the issue of a settlement visa to Mr. Khan on 9 December. The Migration and Visa Correspondence Unit wrote to my hon. Friend on 16 December to inform him of this decision.
§ Mr. SutcliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the case of Nasim Akhtar who has applied for a permit to join her husband Mr. Mohammed Iqbal of Mountbatten Court, Bradford; and what factors underlie the delay in processing this application. [21501]
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§ Mr. FatchettInquiries made in response to earlier representations from my hon. Friend show that there is no trace of an application from Mrs. Akhtar at the British High Commission at Islamabad.
§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the application for entry clearance by Mohammed Aurangyeb, Islamabad ref. IMM/D7004, was referred to the Home Office for further inquiries; what is the nature of those inquiries; and when he expects them to be completed and a decision made. [21531]
§ Mr. FatchettWe have asked our High Commission in Islamabad to provide a detailed account of the position. My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Baroness Symons, will write to my hon. Friend within one week of receiving that account.