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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if information given to an entry clearance officer during an informal assessment of a visitor's visa application is retained and used in a later fresh application by the same applicant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if information given to an entry clearance officer during an informal assessment of a visitor's visa application is retained and used in a later fresh application by the same applicant.
Asked by
Brian H Donohoe
(Labour)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 May 2001
For answer on
11 May 2001
Answered on
11 May 2001
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if information given to an entry clearance officer
during an informal assessment of a visitor's visa application is retained and used in a later fresh application by the same
applicant. [160682]
Mr. Vaz: If an applicant decides not to pursue a visit visa application after the preliminary assessment, the visa application form
may be retained. If the applicant subsequently lodges a formal application, the interviewing Entry Clearance Officer can consider
any evidence relevant to the application when making a decision on the case. The information taken at the pre-assessment stage may
be put to the applicant, who would be invited to explain any discrepancies that emerge.
Subjects
Applications; Immigration; Visas
Date
11 May 2001
Reference
368 c451W; 160682
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the nature of the reduction in the amount of paperwork required from applicants for entry clearance at Islamabad.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the nature of the reduction in the amount of paperwork required from applicants for entry clearance at Islamabad.
Asked by
John Bercow
(Conservative)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 May 2001
For answer on
11 May 2001
Answered on
11 May 2001
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the nature of the
reduction in the amount of paperwork required from applicants for entry clearance at Islamabad. [160843]
Mr. Vaz: The visa section in Islamabad has recently significantly improved the service they offer. A special exercise conducted in
March reduced the non-settlement queue from 42 working days to a same day service and brought all the settlement queues back within
the Ministerially agreed targets.
Alongside the special exercise, it was felt that less emphasis should be placed upon the documents submitted with an application
when making a decision on the case. Islamabad formerly produced forms which listed in great detail the documents that an applicant
should submit with each type of application. Applicants are offered the INF series of visa information leaflets, which clearly
explain the Immigration Rules and how to make an application.
Subjects
Applications; Immigration; Pakistan; Visas
Date
11 May 2001
Reference
368 c451W;368 c452W; 160843
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 30th March 2001 at 365 c797W, on entry clearance, for what reason a backlog of replies to honourable Members' letters on entry clearance cases accumulated; and what has been the reduction in waiting times...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 30th March 2001 at 365 c797W, on entry clearance, for what reason a backlog of replies to honourable Members' letters on entry clearance cases accumulated; and what has been the reduction in waiting times...
Asked by
John Bercow
(Conservative)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 April 2001
For answer on
11 May 2001
Answered on
11 May 2001
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 30 March 2001, Official
Report, column 797W, on entry clearance, for what reason a backlog of replies to hon. Members' letters on entry clearance cases
accumulated; and what has been the reduction in waiting times since the Minister for Europe assumed responsibility. [158335]
Mr. Vaz: A backlog of replies to right hon. and hon. Members' letters had accumulated due to a shortage of staff in the Visa
Correspondence Unit. This has now been addressed. I assumed ministerial responsibility for entry clearance in October 1999. In that
month 38 per cent. of letters received from hon. Members were replied to within 15 working days. In March 2001, 92 per cent. were
replied to within period.
Subjects
Administrative delays; Correspondence; Members; Visas
Date
11 May 2001
Reference
368 c450W;368 c451W; 158335
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what procedures are in place for an applicant to challenge the contents of an entry clearance officer's notes taken during an informal assessment of the prospects of the award of a visitor visa on the grounds of the applicant's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what procedures are in place for an applicant to challenge the contents of an entry clearance officer's notes taken during an informal assessment of the prospects of the award of a visitor visa on the grounds of the applicant's...
Asked by
Brian H Donohoe
(Labour)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 May 2001
For answer on
11 May 2001
Answered on
11 May 2001
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what procedures are in place for an applicant to
challenge the contents of an Entry Clearance Officer's notes taken during an informal assessment of the prospects of the award of a
visitor visa on the grounds of the applicant's statements being misunderstood. [160697]
Mr. Vaz: The pre-assessment is the procedure whereby an Entry Clearance Officer can give advice to an applicant that their
application is unlikely to succeed. The applicant does not have to accept this advice and can proceed with the application at any
time. If an applicant therefore believes that his or her statements have been misunderstood during the preliminary assessment, he or
she will be given the opportunity to make this clear during the formal visa interview.
Subjects
Appeals; Applications; Immigration; Entry clearances; Visas
Date
11 May 2001
Reference
368 c451W;368 c451-2W; 160697
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many family visit visa applications were (a) received, (b) determined, (c) allowed and (d) refused by (i) the largest 100 entry clearance posts and (ii) all entry clearance posts in the first quarter of 2001. - Inc table...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many family visit visa applications were (a) received, (b) determined, (c) allowed and (d) refused by (i) the largest 100 entry clearance posts and (ii) all entry clearance posts in the first quarter of 2001. - Inc table...
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 May 2001
For answer on
10 May 2001
Answered on
10 May 2001
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many family visit visa applications were
(a) received, (b) determined, (c) allowed and (d) refused by (i) the largest 100 entry clearance posts and (ii) all entry clearance
posts in the first quarter of 2001. [160462]
Mr. Vaz: [holding answer 8 May 2001]: (i) Our latest information from the 100 largest entry clearance posts which submit monthly
statistical data is shown in the table.
(ii) the remaining 64 posts submit information on an annual basis. To answer this question for all 164 posts we would have to ask
the annual reporting posts to provide the information requested. This could be done only at disproportionate cost.
Family visit visa applications 2001--top 100 posts
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Applications received Applications determined
January February March January February March
1. Abidjan 19 29 16 20 22 19
2. Abu Dhabi 24 34 34 23 35 34
3. Abuja {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}--
4. Accra 753 1,694 1,857 685 782 1,962
5. Addis Ababa 31 12 15 39 11 15
6. Almaly 36 13 20 37 13 20
7. Amman 426 85 58 0 85 58
8. Amsterdam 38 34 34 38 34 34
9. Ankara 29 38 19 29 38 19
10. Bahrain 16 10 2 16 10 2
11. Baku 19 9 8 19 9 8
12. Bandar Seri Begawan {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}--
13. Bangkok 80 173 361 73 154 277
14. Banjul 38 34 49 40 31 32
15. Beirut 92 62 82 89 62 78
16. Belgrade 258 391 320 4 352 290
17. Bogota 33 33 47 33 33 47
18. Bombay 619 1,070 1,787 619 1,070 1,791
19. Bratislava 50 122 184 50 118 171
20. Brussels 14 10 35 4 7 22
21. Bucharest 58 85 109 59 90 110
22. Budapest 6 7 5 6 7 5
23. Cairo 137 145 146 129 142 143
24. Calcutta 94 118 222 97 120 225
25. Canberra 7 15 15 7 16 15
26. Casablanca 117 119 115 110 116 115
27. Chicago 141 176 200 119 162 190
28. Colombo 70 74 161 70 74 49
29. Copenhagen 44 36 42 44 36 39
30. Damascus 0 0 15 0 0 15
31. Dar Es Salaam 107 104 191 107 104 191
32. Dhaka 451 490 502 348 415 437
33. Doha 49 31 24 49 31 24
34. Dubai 71 79 75 75 81 51
35. Dublin 36 21 20 36 18 18
36. Dusseldorf 106 272 383 100 246 332
37. Ekalerinburg 11 16 24 11 16 24
38. Geneva 25 74 63 21 67 61
39. Georgetown 33 74 63 33 25 61
40. Guangzhou 121 143 {1}-- 90 91 {1}--
41. Hanoi 4 3 5 4 3 4
42. Harare 0 1 {1}-- 0 1 {1}--
43. Havana 3 0 0 3 0 0
44. Hong Kong 32 34 40 32 37 5
45. Islamabad 2,326 2,225 3,411 1,512 1,120 2,864
46. Istanbul 430 453 227 485 522 231
47. Jakarta 36 58 62 37 56 61
48. Jedda 0 0 0 0 0 0
49. Jerusalem 5 9 13 5 29 13
50. Kampala 116 102 156 120 84 142
51. Karachi 575 420 495 460 82 495
52. Kathmandu 0 1 0 0 0 0
53. Khartoum 44 15 45 15 16 49
54. Kiev 83 {1}-- {1}-- 20 {1}-- {1}--
55. Kingston 52 68 130 46 70 132
56. Kuala Lumpur 14 12 20 13 13 20
57. Kuwait 200 43 28 200 43 28
58. Lagos 1,147 1,193 1,718 901 1,293 1,509
59. Lima 12 27 29 12 30 29
60. Los Angeles 0 216 320 0 216 320
61. Luanda 8 2 14 8 2 3
62. Lusaka 0 55 65 0 19 65
63. Madras 217 229 490 233 226 544
64. Madrid 26 37 26 26 37 26
65. Manila 0 129 {1}-- 0 129 {1}--
66. Minsk 0 14 20 0 14 18
67. Moscow 237 214 286 228 191 268
68. Muscat 75 39 65 72 39 65
69. Nairobi 156 164 203 156 164 203
70. New Delhi 913 1,153 1,335 907 1,129 1,244
71. New York 533 558 650 511 549 635
72. Nicosia 0 {1}-- {1}-- 0 {1}-- {1}--
73. Oslo 30 44 92 27 42 89
74. Ottawa 475 278 364 442 185 255
75. Paris 286 253 296 0 248 328
76. Peking 109 63 288 94 51 288
77. Port Louis 80 136 275 80 136 275
78. Port of Spain 5 0 20 5 0 20
79. Prague 0 0 0 0 0 0
80. Pretoria 27 25 9 20 13 11
81. Quito 24 14 17 24 14 16
82. Riga 11 6 {1}-- 11 12 {1}--
83. Riyadh 8 15 {1}-- 12 20 {1}--
84. Rome 63 90 99 61 80 92
85. Sana'a 20 13 12 20 10 11
86. Sarajevo 61 119 159 61 119 159
87. Shanghai 10 30 116 10 30 116
88. Singapore 21 26 39 24 25 37
89. Sofia 89 118 120 74 117 114
90. St. Petersburg 0 0 65 0 0 65
91. Sto Domingo 6 0 0 6 0 0
92. Stockholm 89 103 105 129 123 116
93. Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0
94. Tashkent 13 5 13 13 5 13
95. Tbilisi 0 0 0 0 0 0
96. Tehran 0 0 {1}-- 0 0 0
97. Tirana 21 21 15 15 23 15
98. Tokyo 5 5 11 5 4 12
99. Tunis 97 92 105 87 70 105
100. Valletta {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}--
Total 13,053 14,862 19,376 10,555 12,164 18,094
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
{1} Information not yet received from posts
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Applications issued Applications refused
January February March January February March
1. Abidjan 19 21 18 1 1 1
2. Abu Dhabi 17 29 32 6 6 2
3. Abuja {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}--
4. Accra 277 757 1,060 408 25 902
5. Addis Ababa 14 6 10 25 5 5
6. Almaly 37 13 20 0 0 0
7. Amman 0 84 57 0 1 1
8. Amsterdam 32 30 32 6 4 2
9. Ankara 28 38 17 1 0 2
10. Bahrain 16 10 0 0 0 2
11. Baku 18 9 7 1 0 1
12. Bandar Seri Begawan {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}--
13. Bangkok 45 131 253 28 23 24
14. Banjul 32 20 20 8 11 12
15. Beirut 87 61 77 2 1 1
16. Belgrade 0 347 289 4 5 1
17. Bogota 25 29 46 8 4 1
18. Bombay 454 874 1,419 165 196 372
19. Bratislava 47 115 171 3 3 0
20. Brussels 3 5 22 1 2 0
21. Bucharest 48 82 102 11 8 8
22. Budapest 5 7 4 1 0 1
23. Cairo 113 124 132 16 18 11
24. Calcutta 95 116 224 2 4 1
25. Canberra 4 13 15 3 3 0
26. Casablanca 105 114 106 5 2 9
27. Chicago 119 162 190 0 0 0
28. Colombo 32 48 0 38 26 49
29. Copenhagen 44 36 39 0 0 0
30. Damascus 0 0 11 0 0 4
31. Dar Es Salaam 93 83 172 14 21 19
32. Dhaka 203 227 234 145 188 203
33. Doha 46 31 21 3 0 3
34. Dubai 47 47 33 28 34 18
35. Dublin 34 16 17 2 2 1
36. Dusseldorf 94 241 332 6 5 0
37. Ekalerinburg 11 16 24 0 0 0
38. Geneva 20 66 57 1 1 4
39. Georgetown 28 20 57 5 5 4
40. Guangzhou 84 85 {1}-- 6 6 {1}--
41. Hanoi 2 1 1 2 2 3
42. Harare 0 0 {1}-- 0 1 {1}--
43. Havana 3 0 0 0 0 0
44. Hong Kong 27 32 3 5 5 2
45. Islamabad 1,112 1,059 1,664 400 61 1,200
46. Istanbul 424 451 207 61 71 24
47. Jakarta 33 50 49 4 6 12
48. Jedda 0 0 0 0 0 0
49. Jerusalem 5 9 13 0 20 0
50. Kampala 100 59 114 20 25 28
51. Karachi 397 19 345 63 63 150
52. Kathmandu 0 0 0 0 0 0
53. Khartoum 5 6 45 10 10 4
54. Kiev {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- 20 {1}-- {1}--
55. Kingston 35 59 118 11 11 14
56. Kuala Lumpur 10 11 12 3 2 8
57. Kuwait 196 39 23 4 4 5
58. Lagos 688 1,143 1,316 213 150 193
59. Lima 8 26 28 4 4 1
60. Los Angeles 0 216 318 0 0 2
61. Luanda 8 1 3 0 1 0
62. Lusaka 0 7 58 0 12 7
63. Madras 216 211 511 17 15 33
64. Madrid 26 37 26 0 0 0
65. Manila 0 59 {1}-- 0 70 {1}--
66. Minsk 0 13 18 0 1 0
67. Moscow 223 190 261 5 1 7
68. Muscat 68 36 63 4 3 2
69. Nairobi 132 141 167 24 23 36
70. New Delhi 573 682 777 334 447 467
71. New York 500 547 633 11 2 2
72. Nicosia 0 {1}-- {1}-- 0 {1}-- {1}--
73. Oslo 27 41 89 0 1 0
74. Ottawa 442 184 252 0 1 3
75. Paris 0 246 325 0 2 3
76. Peking 88 40 238 6 11 50
77. Port Louis 73 126 263 7 10 12
78. Port of Spain 5 0 20 0 0 0
79. Prague 0 0 0 0 0 0
80. Pretoria 16 11 7 4 2 4
81. Quito 20 14 16 4 0 0
82. Riga 11 6 {1}-- 0 6 {1}--
83. Riyadh 9 9 {1}-- 3 11 {1}--
84. Rome 60 77 91 1 3 1
85. Sana'a 8 1 6 12 9 5
86. Sarajevo 61 117 158 0 2 1
87. Shanghai 8 23 107 2 7 9
88. Singapore 18 25 37 6 0 0
89. Sofia 71 113 114 3 4 0
90. St. Petersburg 0 0 61 0 0 4
91. Sto Domingo 5 0 0 1 0 0
92. Stockholm 128 121 116 1 2 0
93. Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0
94. Tashkent 12 4 11 1 1 2
95. Tbilisi 0 0 0 0 0 0
96. Tehran 0 0 {1}-- 0 0 {1}--
97. Tirana 15 20 15 0 3 0
98. Tokyo 4 2 11 1 2 1
99. Tunis 60 70 84 27 21 21
100. Valletta {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}-- {1}--
Total 8,308 10,467 14,114 2,247 1,718 3,980
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
{1} Information not yet received from posts
Subjects
Families; Immigration controls; Entry clearances; Overseas visitors; Visas
Date
10 May 2001
Reference
368 c348-54W;368 c348-53W; 160462
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, further to his Answer of 10th April, 366 c529W, on entry clearance, what proportion of the cases in which he intervened pertain to families of individuals known to him personally; and if he will make a statement. - Ref...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, further to his Answer of 10th April, 366 c529W, on entry clearance, what proportion of the cases in which he intervened pertain to families of individuals known to him personally; and if he will make a statement. - Ref...
Asked by
John Bercow
(Conservative)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 April 2001
For answer on
10 May 2001
Answered on
10 May 2001
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs further to his answer of 10 April 2001, Official
Report, column 529W, on entry clearance, what proportion of the cases in which he intervened pertain to families of individuals
known to him personally; and if he will make a statement. [158811]
Mr. Vaz: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 27 April 2001, Official Report, column 420W.
Subjects
Visas
Date
10 May 2001
Reference
158811; 368 c344W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for how long on average a person who applied for entry clearance for settlement in (a) June 2000, (b) July 2000, (c) August 2000, (d) September 2000, (e) October 2000, (f) November 2000, (g) December 2000, (h) January 2001,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for how long on average a person who applied for entry clearance for settlement in (a) June 2000, (b) July 2000, (c) August 2000, (d) September 2000, (e) October 2000, (f) November 2000, (g) December 2000, (h) January 2001,...
Asked by
Baroness King of Bow
(Labour)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 April 2001
For answer on
10 May 2001
Answered on
10 May 2001
Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for how long on average a person who applied for
entry clearance for settlement in (a) June 2000, (b) July 2000, (c) August 2000, (d) September 2000, (e) October 2000, (f) November
2000, (g) December 2000, (h) January 2001, (i) February 2001 and (j) March 2001 will have to wait for an interview in each queue at
each post in the Indian sub-continent. [160093]
Mr. Vaz: The statistics are as follows:
Waiting times in weeks for settlement applications
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2000 2001
Post/Queue June July August September October November December January February March
Bombay
Q1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q2 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6
Q3 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 6
Q4 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6
New Delhi
Q1 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
Q2 12 12 13 16 15 10 10 15 15 12
Q3 12 12 13 16 15 10 10 15 15 12
Q4 12 12 13 16 15 10 10 15 15 12
Dhaka
Q1 20 22 22 18 16 14 14 12 14 16
Q2 28 30 28 28 26 24 21 20 22 24
Q3 20 22 22 18 16 14 14 12 12 16
Q4 44 44 42 44 40 36 35 35 34 38
Islamabad
Q1 5 5 4 5 3.5 3 4 0 7 5
Q2 20.5 19 19 18.5 18 18 17 0 15 13
Q3 29 27 25.5 24 22 22 20 0 18 16
Q4 36 36 33 31 31 29 28 0 25 23
Calcutta{1} 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colombo{1} 10 8 8 7 10 0 0 5 5 4
Karachi{1} 3 7 9 8 10 12 11 12 8 5
Madras{1} 8 6 7 5 3 7 7 6 7 7
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
{1} Calcutta, Colombo, Karachi and Madras operate as a single settlement queue Notes: Q1--Right of abode cases and Dependant
Relatives over 65 Q2--Spouses and Children under 18 Q3--Fiance(e)s and other First Time Applicants Q4--Re-applicants
Subjects
Administrative delays; Entry clearances; Visas; South Asia
Date
10 May 2001
Reference
368 c344-6W; 160093
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will provide a breakdown, by entry clearance post, of the number of family visit visa refusals in relation to which (a) an appeal was received, (b) a refusal was overturned by an entry clearance manager after receipt...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will provide a breakdown, by entry clearance post, of the number of family visit visa refusals in relation to which (a) an appeal was received, (b) a refusal was overturned by an entry clearance manager after receipt...
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 May 2001
For answer on
10 May 2001
Answered on
10 May 2001
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will provide a breakdown, by entry
clearance post, of the number of family visit visa refusals in relation to which (a) an appeal was received, (b) a refusal was
overturned by an entry clearance manager after receipt of an appeal and (c) an appeal was despatched in April; [160463]
(2) if he will provide a breakdown, by entry clearance post, of the number of family visit visa applications (a) received, (b)
determined, (c) allowed and (d) refused in April. [160461]
Mr. Vaz: [holding answer 8 May 2001]: Statistical information is received monthly only from the 100 largest posts. The remaining 64
posts submit information on an annual basis. To answer this question for all 164 posts we would have to ask the annual reporting
posts to provide the information requested. This could only be done at disproportionate cost.
The monthly reporting posts are not required to submit statistical information on any given month until the middle of the following
month. So information for April is not yet available. I will write to the hon. Member when it becomes available.
Subjects
Appeals; Families; Immigration controls; Immigration; Entry clearances; Overseas visitors; Visas
Date
10 May 2001
Reference
368 c348W; 160463;160461
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the numbers who would benefit from the introduction of a concession to all those children who were wrongly refused entry clearance to join their families in the United Kingdom as a result of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the numbers who would benefit from the introduction of a concession to all those children who were wrongly refused entry clearance to join their families in the United Kingdom as a result of the...
Asked by
Baroness King of Bow
(Labour)
Answered by
Barbara Roche
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 April 2001
For answer on
8 May 2001
Answered on
8 May 2001
Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the numbers who would benefit from
the introduction of a concession to all those children who were wrongly refused entry clearance to join their families in the United
Kingdom as a result of the ECO deciding that they were not related as claimed; and if he will explain how this figure has been
arrived at. [159833]
Mrs. Roche: There is no reliable way of estimating the numbers who have been refused entry clearance on the basis that they were not
related as claimed and where subsequent information proves that relationship. Neither can we reliably estimate the numbers who would
benefit from the introduction of a concession to allow entry clearance in such cases.
What we do know is that, in those cases where applicants were refused entry clearance on the basis that they were not related to the
sponsor, the decisions of entry clearance officers were taken in good faith on the best evidence available at the time. We also know
that, if such a concession were introduced, the pool of potential reapplicants, refused entry clearance over many years, would be
very large.
Subjects
Children; Appeals; Entry clearances; Visas
Date
8 May 2001
Reference
368 c83W; 159833
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Brian Wilson
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Administrative delays; Immigration; Entry clearances; Visas; Bangladesh
Date
1 May 2001
Reference
367 c734
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on administrative delays on entry clearances from Bangladesh.
Supplementary on administrative delays on entry clearances from Bangladesh.
Asked by
Fiona Mactaggart
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
1 May 2001
Subjects
Administrative delays; Immigration; Entry clearances; Visas; Bangladesh
Date
1 May 2001
Reference
367 c734
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, If he will make a statement on the waiting time for visa applications submitted to the British High Commission in Dhaka.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, If he will make a statement on the waiting time for visa applications submitted to the British High Commission in Dhaka.
Asked by
Baroness King of Bow
(Labour)
Answered by
Brian Wilson
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 April 2001
For answer on
1 May 2001
Answered on
1 May 2001
Subjects
Applications; Administrative delays; Immigration; Entry clearances; Bangladesh; Visas
Date
1 May 2001
Reference
158608; 367 c733
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Brian Wilson
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Entry clearances; Bangladesh; Visas
Date
1 May 2001
Reference
367 c734
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on new visa office in Sylhet.
Supplementary on new visa office in Sylhet.
Asked by
Sydney Chapman
(Conservative)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
1 May 2001
Subjects
Entry clearances; Bangladesh; Visas
Date
1 May 2001
Reference
367 c734
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on waiting times for visa applications at the British High Commission in Dhaka.
1st supplementary on waiting times for visa applications at the British High Commission in Dhaka.
Asked by
Baroness King of Bow
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
1 May 2001
Subjects
Applications; Administrative delays; Immigration; Entry clearances; Bangladesh; Visas
Date
1 May 2001
Reference
367 c733
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Brian Wilson
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Applications; Administrative delays; Immigration; Entry clearances; Bangladesh; Visas
Date
1 May 2001
Reference
367 c733
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Brian Wilson
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness King of Bow
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, If he will make a statement on the waiting time for visa applications submitted to the British High Commission in Dhaka.
Subjects
Applications; Administrative delays; Immigration; Entry clearances; Bangladesh; Visas
Date
1 May 2001
Reference
367 c733
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 30th March, Official Report, column 797W, on entry clearance, how many of the cases involving entry clearance were investigated by the Minister for Europe; in how many cases the Department's judgment was overturned; in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 30th March, Official Report, column 797W, on entry clearance, how many of the cases involving entry clearance were investigated by the Minister for Europe; in how many cases the Department's judgment was overturned; in...
Asked by
John Bercow
(Conservative)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 April 2001
For answer on
27 April 2001
Answered on
27 April 2001
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 30 March 2001, Official
Report, column 797W, on entry clearance, how many of the cases involving entry clearance were investigated by the Minister for
Europe; in how many cases the Department's judgment was overturned; in how many cases (a) a constituent of the Minister and (b) an
individual covered by an interest declared by an hon. Member, was involved; by what mechanism conflicts of interest were avoided;
and if he will make a statement. [158333]
Mr. Vaz: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Friend the Member for Bury St. Edmunds (Mr. Ruffley) on 22 March
2001, Official Report, columns 316-17W. In accordance with normal Government practice, I do not make decisions on visa cases
relating to my own constituency. I will only investigate cases brought to me by right hon. and hon. Members, who I would expect to
declare any particular interest in a case when making their representations to me.
Subjects
Departmental responsibilities; Conflict of interests; Entry clearances; Ministerial powers; Ministers; Visas
Date
27 April 2001
Reference
158333; 367 c420W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 30th March 2001, 365 c797W, on entry clearance, by what means waiting times were reduced; what change in entry denial rates routes occurred; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 30th March 2001, 365 c797W, on entry clearance, by what means waiting times were reduced; what change in entry denial rates routes occurred; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.
Asked by
John Bercow
(Conservative)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 April 2001
For answer on
27 April 2001
Answered on
27 April 2001
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 30 March 2001, Official
Report, column 797W, on entry clearance, by what means waiting times were reduced; what change in entry denial rates routes
occurred; and if he will make a statement. [158334]
Mr. Vaz: Waiting times for interview in Islamabad were reduced by the posting of additional staff; by the appointment of a new
management team; by a reduction in the amount of documentation required from applicants; by the implementation of new procedures
recommended by external and internal review teams; and by hard work by the staff at Post. I am very pleased with the efforts made by
the staff.
The improvement in waiting times is shown in the following table.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
December 1999 December 2000 March 2001
Visit Visas
Tier 3 5 days 40 days {1}0
Settlement Visas
Q1 9 weeks 5 weeks 5 weeks
Q2 39 weeks 18.5 weeks 13 weeks
Q3 44 weeks 24 weeks 16 weeks
Q4 50 weeks 31 weeks 23 weeks
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
{1} Same day service Notes: Tier 3--Visit visa applications requiring in-depth interview (target: 10 days) Queue 1--Right of abode
cases and Dependant Relatives over 65 (target: 13 weeks) Queue 2--Spouses and Children under 18 (target: 13 weeks) Queue
3--Fiance(e)s and Other First Time Applicants (target: 26 weeks) Queue 4--Re-applicants (target: 39 weeks)
Refusal rates in Islamabad, as a percentage of the total number of non-settlement and settlement applications received, have been as
follows:
Percentage
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Non-settlement Settlement
1998 15 16
1999 21.4 25.5
2000 11 20.6
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Applications; Administrative delays; Entry clearances; Visas
Date
27 April 2001
Reference
158334; 367 c420-1W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications for entry visas made in India have been (a) granted and (b) refused in the last 12 months. - Includes figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many applications for entry visas made in India have been (a) granted and (b) refused in the last 12 months. - Includes figures.
Asked by
Tom Cox
(Labour)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 April 2001
For answer on
27 April 2001
Answered on
27 April 2001
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for entry visas made in India have
been (a) granted and (b) refused in the last 12 months. [158520]
Mr. Vaz: In the year 2000, a total of 165,998 visas were issued by Posts in India, and 20,622 were refused.
For the months of January and February 2001, Posts in India issued a total of 16,814 and refused 1,244.
Subjects
Applications; Immigration controls; Immigration; India; Visas
Date
27 April 2001
Reference
158520; 367 c421W
House
House of Commons