§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many entry certificate officers were employed in British high commission offices in(a) Pakistan, (b) Sri Lanka, (c) India and (d) Bangladesh, on 1 January. [11677]
§ Dr. Liam FoxThe post by post breakdown of the entry clearance officers in the four countries is:
Post Number of officers Karachi 5 Islamabad 26 Colombo 4 Bombay 10 Calcutta 1 Madras 3 New Delhi 12 Dhaka 12 In addition, Karachi and Colombo each have one entry clearance manager, Bombay, Dhaka and New Delhi two and Islamabad four.