§ Ms MoranTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for visitors visas to the United Kingdom were received in the last 12 months at Lagos; and how many of these applications were refused. [21332]
§ Mr. FatchettThe number of applications for visitors visas to the United Kingdom and number of applications refused in Lagos in the last 12 months were:
Applications received Refusals December 1996 2,785 n/a January 1997 2,604 736 February 1997 2,366 569 March 1997 3,366 441 April 1997 3,189 507 May 1997 3,930 774 June 1997 3,923 866 July 1997 4,986 1,033 August 1997 4,365 727 September 1997 3,383 735 October 1997 2,885 762 November 1997 3,119 861 na = not available.