Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 April 2001. It was answered by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer for the honourable Member for Bury St. Edmunds, of 22nd March 2001, 365 c317W, on visas, how many of the cases in which the Minister for Europe intervened related to (a) his constituency and (b) the Indian sub-continent. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 30 March 2001).

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St. Edmunds (Mr. Ruffley), of 22 March 2001, Official Report, column 317W, on visas, how many of the cases in which the Minister for Europe intervened related to (a) his constituency and (b) the Indian sub-continent. [156356] Mr. Vaz: [holding answer 30 March 2001]: (a) None. (b) I have overturned 34 decisions related to the sub- continent since October 1999. This represents 0.01 per cent. of over 308,000 applications received in the sub-continent in that period.

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