§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the waiting period between interviews and application for settlement 699W in each category in the most recent period for which figures are available in (a) Islamabad, (b) Karachi, (c) New Dehli, (d) Mumbai, (e) Calcutta, (f) Madras, (g) Dhaka, (h) Colombo, (i) Lagos and (j) Moscow; what was the average delay at each post between application and decision on visas which have been granted in each category leading to settlement in the last month for which figures are available; and what estimates he has made of the waiting time in each post for a decision. [54944]
§ Mr. FatchettI shall write to my hon. Friend shortly and place copies of the letter in the Libraries of the House.
Date Minister Venue Purpose Officials Total cost including Ministers £ January 1998 Mr. M. Fisher Stockholm Opening city of culture 1 official 1,315.32 January 1998 Mr. C. Smith Cannes Midem music festival none 1,077.26 January 1998 Mr. M. Fisher Brussels European committee on culture, youth, education and the media 1 official 689.07 January 1998 Mr. T. Clarke Los Angeles Sundance film festival and promotion of 1 official 17,859.11 British film 1 special adviser January 1998 Mr. M. Fisher Copenhagen Launch of EU presidency/bacon exhibition 1 official 1,233.20 January 1998 Mr. T. Banks Brussels Attend intergroup meeting 2 officials 1,004.55 January 1998 Mr. M. Fisher Brussels EU conference 1 official 586.77 February 1998 Mr. T. Banks Tokyo/Seoul/Bangkok Winter olympics/campaign for 2006 1 official 11,156.94 March 1998 Mr. T. Clarke Berlin Ministerial conference on tourism 1 official 1,682.10 March 1998 Mr. T. Banks Paraguay/Argentina World cup campaign for 2006 with FA 1 official 8,662.90 March 1998 Mr. M. Fisher Stockholm Global economic affairs conference 1 official 2,065.14 April 1998 Mr. T. Banks Quatar World cup campaign for 2006 with FA 1 official 9,150.58 April 1998 Mr. M. Fisher Brussels Launch euro theatre festival 1998 1 official 636.90 May 1998 Mr. T. Clarke Cannes File festival and promotion of British film 2 officials 3,142.44 May 1998 Mr. C. Smith Cannes Film festival and promotion of British film 2 officials 13,414.41 1 special adviser May 1998 Mr. M. Fisher Brussels European union cultural council none 618.72 June 1998 Mr. T. Banks Paris European sports ministers meeting 1 official 467.00 June 1998 Mr. C. Smith Lens World cup—EngIand v Colombia none 292.50 June 1998 Mr. M. Fisher Portugal Expo 98 with HRH Prince Charles 1 official 1,952.03 June 1998 Mr. T. Clarke Hong Kong Representative at opening of new airport 1 official 10,391.45 June 1998 Mr. M. Fisher Ottawa Canada: Round table on international cooperation on cultural property 1 official 2,788.31 July 1998 Mr. T. Banks Paris Reception at French embassy by FIFA 1 official 777.94 Total — — — — 80,991.64 1Denotes full figures not yet available