§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many(a) men and (b) women were waiting for interview at British High 382W Commission offices in (i) India, (ii) Pakistan, (iii) Sri Lanka and (iv) Bangladesh, to join husbands or wives resident in the United Kingdom on 1 January. [25994]
§ Mr. FatchettIn view of the amount of detail needed to answer this question, my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Baroness Symons, will write to my hon. Friend shortly.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the average time a person waited for an interview in respect of an application to join(a) a husband and (b) a wife in the United Kingdom at the British High Commission offices in (i) India, (ii) Pakistan, (iii) Sri Lanka and (iv) Bangladesh in 1997. [25997]
§ Mr. FatchettIn view of the amount of detail needed to answer this question, my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Baroness Symons, will write to my hon. Friend shortly.
§ 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) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Sri Lanka and (d) Bangladesh, on 1 January. [25993]
§ Mr. FatchettThe number of Entry Clearance Officers employed in British High Commission Office in(a) India (b) Pakistan, (c) Sri Lanka and (d) Bangladesh on 1 January are as follows:
- New Delhi: 11
- Bombay: 10
- Madras: 2.5
- Calcutta: 0.75
- Islamabad: 26
- Karachi: 5
- Colombo: 4
- Dhaka: 12.