§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what basis the entry clearance officer in Bombay is calling for additional evidence in the case of Swathi Pankhania, HO Ref. S787788. [67235]
§ Mr. FatchettThe Migration and Visa Correspondence Unit will be writing shortly to my hon. Friend to inform him of the outcome of this case.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to ensure that the entry clearance officer in Bombay is informed of his letters to the hon. Member for Leicester, East in respect of the case of Swathi Pankhania, Ref S787788. [67233]
§ Mr. FatchettWe have no record of having sent any letter to my hon. Friend about the case of Swathi Pankhania. However, we have seen reference to a letter from the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for North Warwickshire (Mr. O'Brien), to my hon. Friend, dated 11 August 1998.