§ Tom CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for visas have been refused at British High Commission offices in(a) Pakistan, (b) Sri Lanka and (c) India during the last 12 months. [175159]
§ Mr. MullinThe UK visas Central Reference System reports the following statistics for visa applications between 1 May 2003 and 30 April 2004.
Received Issued Refused Other1 Refused (percentage)
Pakistan 131,987 97,132 25,725 9,130 19.5 Sri Lanka 30,453 21,032 8,518 903 28.0 India 315,439 246,713 58,479 10,247 18.5 1 Other includes withdrawn, lapsed and pending applications