Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 March 1997. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 March 1997 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: If he will list the current number of family reunion applications from nationals at British missions in (a) Kenya, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Eritrea, (d) Egypt and (e) elsewhere at the latest date for which information is available. - Inc fact that information is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Answer: Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the current number of family reunion applications from nationals at British missions in (a) Kenya, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Eritrea, (d) Egypt and (e) elsewhere at the latest date for which information is available. [20928] Dr. Liam Fox: The number of family reunion applications at the British Embassy in Addis Ababa from Somali nationals in 1996 was 603. The number of family reunion applications from nationals of other countries, or of applications at other British missions is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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