§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for entry clearance to enter the UK under the terms of the EC Association Agreements were made at British embassies in(a) Bratislava, (b) Bucharest,(c) Prague, (d) Sofia and (e) Warsaw, in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998 and (iii) 1999; and how many were issued and how many refused in each of these years. [99286]
§ Mr. VazThe following visa applications were submitted under the terms of the EC Association Agreements to British Embassies in Bratislava, Bucharest, Prague, Sofia and Warsaw between 1997–99:
Post Received Issued Refused Bratislava 1997 0 0 0 1998 0 0 0 19991 2 0 0 Bucharest 1997 2 1 1 1998 3 2 0 19991 0 0 0 Prague2 1997 1 2 0 1998 5 0 2 19991 2 1 0 Sofia2 1997 1 1 1 1998 4 4 1 19991 16 8 0 Warsaw 1997 4 1 0 1998 5 7 0 19991 2 0 0 1To 20 November 2Separate statistics not held; represents best estimate