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Prisons (Industrial Relations)

Mr. Fitzpatrick: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in reforming the arrangements for industrial relations in prisons and in setting up a Prison Service Pay Review Body for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. [150088]

Mr. Straw: On 26 July 2000, Official Report, column 713W, my right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Home Office, announced that it was my intention to set up a pay review body to make independent recommendations to the Government on the pay of prison governors, prison officers and related grades for the Prison Service in England and Wales and for the Northern Ireland Prison Service.

I indicated that the delivery of those intentions depended on my being satisfied that the state of industrial relations within prisons is such to enable the effective and efficient management of the service. At that time, relations were not satisfactory because the Prison Officers Association (POA) had withdrawn goodwill following a decision to market test Her Majesty's Prison, Brixton.

Since then, there has been a very frank but positive dialogue between the Prison Service, the POA and Ministers on this and a range of other issues. I am pleased to announce today that I am satisfied that the industrial relations climate is now conducive to proceeding with plans for a pay review body.

I am also able to announce the appointment of Sir Toby Frere to the post of chair of the Prison Service Pay Review Body.

This review body will operate on the lines of the five existing review bodies which deal with 1.3 million public sector employees. Like the existing review bodies, it will have a secretariat from the independent Office of Manpower Economics. The remit of the Pay Review Body will also have the scope to make an independent determination in relation to the pay of prison governors, prison officers, night patrol officers and prison auxiliaries in the Northern Ireland Prison Service based on submissions made to it by that service.

This establishment of an independent pay determination mechanism is under the provisions of section 128 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. It is part of a comprehensive improvement in Prison Service management.

It is also my intention, when parliamentary time allows, to replace section 127 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 with a reserve statutory power and a voluntary industrial relations agreement. Section 127, as it stands, makes it unlawful for officers of a prison to take industrial action. The voluntary agreement which has been

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accepted by the Prison Governors Association (PGA) and the POA national executive committee will be put to a special POA delegates conference at the end of February. This will mean that they have agreed not to induce, support or authorise industrial action. In recognition of this we will provide them with a new disputes procedure which will include independent arbitration. The voluntary agreement, which will be legally binding, will give me, as Secretary of State for the Home Department, the power to seek injunctive relief.

In order to bring about these important improvements in industrial relations in the Prison Service in England and Wales quickly, I intend to use the provisions of the voluntary agreement instead of those in section 127, while awaiting parliamentary time to effect the changes in legislation. However, it is clear on all sides that section 127 would be used in the event of a breakdown of the agreement.

Together, these measures create a new climate for industrial relations in the service. They clear the way for more constructive dialogue on a wide range of issues by modernising the way that this key group of public sector workers deal with their employer.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

European Commission

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his policy towards monitoring the European Commission's spending on its budget lines, with particular reference to moneys spent on (a) information campaigning and (b) lobby groups. [147516]

Mr. Vaz: The Council and Parliament are the joint arms of the EU Budgetary Authority and have responsibility in monitoring and setting annual spending for all EC institutions, including the Commission. Within this arrangement, it is the Parliament which has the final say (in its Second Reading of the Budget) over all items of non-compulsory expenditure, which includes funding for information campaigns and lobby groups. With regards to these, it is within the remit of the Commission to make commitments and payments, based on the criteria for the targeting of funds from these budget lines. The Court of Auditors has general responsibility for checking the legality and regularity of underlying transactions involving these and other EC funds and for ensuring the reliability of the Commission's accounts.

Comitology

Mr. Denzil Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many EU regulations and directives containing comitology powers were issued in the last 12 months. [147320]

Mr. Vaz: Many pieces of Community legislation contain implementing measures governed by comitology rules. In 1996, the total number of EU measures containing comitology powers was 4,500. No figures have been released by the Commission since then.

More in-depth information about all EU legislation is available on the internet at europa.eu.int/eur-lex.

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Freedom of Movement

(Third-country Nationals)

Mr. McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations the Government have made within the institutions of the European Union to enable the free movement of third-country nationals travelling from one EU member state to another; [149092]

Mrs. Roche: I have been asked to reply.

The Government have made no such representations and do not intend to do so. The right of free movement within the European Union is limited to citizens of the European Economic Area and their family members. The Government are committed to maintaining the United Kingdom's frontier controls and retaining national control over immigration policy in relation to third-country nationals. Third-country nationals wishing to travel within the European Union may do so in accordance with the requirements applicable in the member state concerned, obtaining visas if necessary.

European Council

Mr. Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 23 January 2001, Official Report, columns 564-65W, concerning the consultative conferences and other activities required of European presidencies during 2001 in Annexe IV of the provisional treaty of Nice, if he will list (a) the procedures and criteria by which Her Majesty's Government will select representatives of statutory and non-statutory bodies, (b) the funds to be used for organising and running these conferences and (c) to whom such representatives will report, and how they will consult. [148396]

Mr. Vaz: The Nice treaty agreed that the consultative process should be wide and involve members of civil society. No details have yet been worked out. The Swedish presidency has been mandated to report to the Gothenburg European Council in June. We expect this report to address possible mechanisms and scope for this process.

Sir David Hannay

Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Hendon (Mr. Dismore) of 29 January 2001, Official Report, column 58W, on Sir David Hannay, how many days Sir David has worked; and how much Sir David was paid in the last financial year for which figures are available. [148876]

Mr. Vaz [holding answer 5 February 2001]: During financial year 1999-2000 Sir David worked 92.5 days in London and overseas at the per diem rate of £400 per day.

Visits (India)

Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions since he became Minister for Europe the hon.

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Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Vaz) has visited India; and how many of these visits were (a) on Government business and (b) at the expense of the Hindujas or one of their companies or foundations. [149829]

Mr. Vaz: The information is as follows:



Entry Clearance

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how his Department implements the Joint Entry Clearance Unit's advice to entry clearance officers that an applicant for entry clearance should be advised of the possibility of a human rights appeal only if he or she is insistent that his or her human rights have been breached. [149530]

Mr. Vaz: All applications for entry clearance are considered under the immigration rules and since 2 October 2000 in the light of the Human Rights Act 1998. Should applicants consider that their human rights have been breached, they can make an allegation of non-compliance either at the time of interview or subsequent representations. This will be investigated. If the applicant remains dissatisfied, an appeal will be triggered.

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will provide a monthly breakdown, by entry clearance post, of the number of family visit visa refusals in relation to which (a) an appeal has been received, (b) the refusal has been overturned by an entry clearance manager after receipt of an appeal, (c) an appeal has been despatched, (d) entry clearance has been issued prior to the outcome of an appeal, (e) an appeal has been allowed and notified to the post and (f) an appeal has been dismissed and notified to the post, since October 2000. [149531]

Mr. Vaz: The breakdown on family visit refusals, appeals received, refusals overturned after receipt of an appeal and appeals despatched, covers information received from the largest 100 entry clearance posts, which submit monthly statistical returns. There are individual tables for the months of October, November and December. I regret that the information for the remaining 64 small posts (those issuing fewer than 1,200 visas a year) is not available centrally.

The information requested on the issue of entry clearance prior to the outcome of an appeal is not available centrally or locally. The entry clearance manager may only sign the appeal form if he/she decides after review that the refusal stands.

The second breakdown on appeal decisions was provided by the Lord Chancellor's Department and covers all 164 entry clearance posts. The information requested on the notification of the outcome of appeals is not

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available centrally and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost by contacting each of the 164 entry clearance posts individually. The Home Office informs

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posts on the outcome of allowed appeals. The Lord Chancellor's Department informs posts of dismissed appeals.

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Family visit visa orals appeals

File number Country Date fax received Date appeal received in office Date sent to hearing centreTime taken to action in Lough. Hearing centre Date of hearing
VV00008/2000Bangladesh5 November 200010 November 200010 November 2000Same dayLeeds30 November 2000
VV00010/2000India7 November 200014 November 200014 November 2000Same dayTaylor HS5 December 2000
VV00018/2000Nigeria13 November 200020 November 200020 November 2000Same dayLeeds7 December 2000
VV00027/2000Pakistann/a22 November 200022 November 2000Same dayHatton X13 December 2000
VV00029/2000Pakistan16 November 200022 November 200022 November 2000Same dayHatton X13 December 2000
VV00030/2000Pakistan16 November 200022 November 200022 November 2000Same dayTaylor HS13 December 2000
VV00032/2000Pakistan16 November 200022 November 200023 November 20001 dayHatton X14 December 2000
VV00037/2000India14 November 200023 November 200023 November 2000Same dayTaylor HS13 December 2000
VV00042/2000India14 November 200029 November 200029 November 2000Same dayHatton X20 December 2000
VV00044/2000Nigeria20 November 200029 November 200029 November 2000Same dayTaylor HS20 December 2000
VV00045/2000India17 November 200029 November 200029 November 2000Same dayBirmingham21 December 2000
VV00047/2000India16 November 200029 November 200029 November 2000Same dayTaylor HS20 December 2000
VV00067/2000Nigeria23 November 20004 December 20004 December 2000Same dayBirmingham21 December 2000
VV00082/2000Pakistan24 November 20007 December 20007 December 2000Same dayTaylor HS28 December 2000
VV00088/2000Pakistan6 December 200013 December 200013 December 2000Same dayManchester3 January 2001
VV00103/2000Pakistann/a20 December 200020 December 2000Same dayTaylor HS10 January 2001
VV00114/2000Sri Lankan/a21 December 200021 December 2000Same dayTaylor HS18 January 2001
VV00116/2000Pakistan13 December 200021 December 200021 December 2000Same dayBirmingham11 January 2001
VV00120/2000Pakistan7 December 200022 December 200028 December 20002 daysTaylor HS12 January 2001
VV00121/2000Pakistan7 December 200022 December 200028 December 20002 dayLeeds16 January 2001
VV00124/2000Israel?28 December 200028 December 2000Same dayTaylor HS18 January 2001
VV00131/2000Pakistan8 December 200028 December 200028 December 2000Same dayHatton X18 January 2001
VV00138/2000Pakistan8 December 200029 December 200029 December 2000Same dayTaylor HS23 January 2001
VV00001/2001Nigeria28 December 20003 January 20013 January 2001Same dayTaylor HS24 January 2001
VV00002/2001Pakistan19 December 20003 January 20013 January 2001Same dayHatton X24 January 2001
VV00003/2001Pakistan19 December 20003 January 20013 January 2001Same dayManchester24 January 2001
VV00005/2001Pakistan15 December 20003 January 20013 January 2001Same dayLeeds24 January 2001
VV00006/2001India22 December 20003 January 20013 January 2001Same dayHatton X24 January 2001
VV00017/2001India19 December 20003 January 20014 January 2001Same dayManchester25 January 2001
VV00019/2001India29 December 20005 January 20015 January 2001Same dayBirmingham26 January 2001
VV00024/2001Casablancan/a9 January 20019 January 2001Same dayHatton X30 January 2001
VV00045/2001Bombay29 December 200015 January 200115 January 2001Same dayManchester5 February 2001
VV00046/2001New Delhi5 January 200115 January 200115 January 2001Same dayTaylor HS7 February 2001
VV00048/2001Dakar4 January 200116 January 200116 January 2001Same dayBirmingham6 February 2001
VV00049/2001New Delhi9 January 200116 January 200116 January 2001Same dayTaylor HS6 February 2001
VV00051/2001Dakar4 January 200116 January 200116 January 2001Same dayTaylor HS6 February 2001
VV00058/2001Nigeria11 January 200117 January 200117 January 2001Same dayTaylor HS7 February 2001
VV00059/2001India2 January 200117 January 200117 January 2001Same dayTrafford6 February 2001
VV00063/2001Irann/a17 January 200118 January 20011 dayBirmingham8 February 2001
VV00065/2001India12 January 200119 January 200119 January 2001Same dayHatton X9 February 2001
VV00066/2001Pakistan15 January 200119 January 200119 January 2001Same dayHatton X9 February 2001
VV00068/2001Pakistan15 January 200119 January 200119 January 2001Same dayHatton X9 February 2001
VV00075/2001Nigeria15 January 200122 January 200122 January 2001Same dayHatton X12 February 2001
VV00077/2001Nigeria15 January 200122 January 200122 January 2001Same dayTaylor HS13 February 2001
VV00078/2001Nigeria15 January 200122 January 200122 January 2001Same dayTaylor HS13 February 2001
VV00079/2001Ugandan/a22 January 200122 January 2001Same dayTaylor HS12 February 2001
VV00081/2001Pakistan9 January 200123 January 200123 January 2001Same dayBirmingham12 February 2001
VV00083/2001Nigeria18 January 200124 January 200124 January 2001Same dayHatton X14 February 2001
VV00084/2001Nigerian/a24 January 200125 January 20011 dayLeeds14 February 2001
VV00085/2001Nigerian/a24 January 200125 January 20011 dayLeeds14 February 2001
VV00091/2001Turkey17 January 200125 January 200126 January 20011 dayTaylor HS16 February 2001
VV00100/2001Pakistann/a25 January 200129 January 20011 dayGlasgow19 February 2001
VV00105/2001Pakistan21 November 200029 January 200131 January 20012 daysHatton X22 February 2001
VV00109/2001Pakistan17 January 200131 January 200131 January 2001Same dayManchester23 February 2001
VV00110/2001India23 January 200131 January 200131 January 2001Same dayManchester27 February 2001
VV00111/2001India29 January 200131 January 200131 January 2001Same dayManchester27 February 2001
VV00112/2001Nigeria25 January 200131 January 200131 January 2001Same dayTaylor HS22 February 2001
VV00115/2001India29 January 200131 January 20011 February 20011 dayHatton X22 February 2001
VV00117/2001Nigeria25 January 20011 February 20011 February 2001Same dayHatton X23 February 2001
VV00119/2001India23 January 200131 January 20011 February 20011 dayBirmingham22 February 2001
VV00120/2001Pakistann/a1 February 20011 February 2001Same dayBirmingham22 February 2001
VV00121/2001Turkeyn/a2 February 20012 February 2001Same dayLeeds27 February 2001
VV00121/2001Pakistann/a6 February 20016 February 2001Same dayBirmingham26 February 2001
VV00123/2001Pakistann/a6 February 20016 February 2001Same dayHatton X27 February 2001

File number 6 week deadline date Date promulgated DecisionTotal days from Lough. receipt to completion (target 42) Reason for delay Date tribunal appeal received Date sent to Taylor House
VV00008/200021 December 200030 November 2000Allowed20n/a----
VV00010/200025 December 20008 December 2000Allowed24n/a----
VV00018/20001 January 200112 December 2000Allowed22n/a----
VV00027/20003 January 2001Adjourned to 9 January 2001----
VV00029/20003 January 2001Adjourned to 12 February 2001----
VV00030/20003 January 200121 December 2000Allowed29n/a----
VV00032/20004 January 200128 December 2000Dismissed36n/a29 January 200130 January 2001
VV00037/20003 January 200120 December 2000Dismissed27n/a----
VV00042/200010 January 200129 December 2000Withdrawn30n/a----
VV00044/200010 January 2001Adjourned to 31 January 2001----
VV00045/200010 January 20012 January 2001Allowed33n/a----
VV00047/200010 January 2001Adjourned to 23 March 2001----
VV00067/200011 January 20015 January 2001Allowed31n/a----
VV00082/200018 January 20015 January 2001Dismissed28n/a----
VV00088/200024 January 200112 January 2001Allowed29n/a----
VV00103/200031 January 200122 January 2001Dismissed32n/a----
VV00114/20001 February 200122 January 2001Allowed31n/a----
VV00116/20001 February 2001------(34)------
VV00120/20002 February 2001----------
VV00121/20002 February 2001----------
VV00124/20008 February 2001------Adjourned to 19 February 2001----
VV00131/20008 February 2001------Adjourned to 19 February 2001----
VV00138/20009 February 20011 February 2001Allowed32n/a----
VV00001/200114 February 200131 January 2001Allowed28n/a----
VV00002/200114 February 20015 February 2001Allowed32n/a----
VV00003/200114 February 2001------------
VV00005/200114 February 2001------------
VV00006/200114 February 200131 January 2001Dismissed28n/a----
VV00017/200114 February 2001------Adjourned to 19 February 2001----
VV00019/200116 February 2001------------
VV00024/200120 February 2001------------
VV00045/200126 February 2001------------
VV00046/200126 February 2001------------
VV00048/200127 February 2001------------
VV00049/200127 February 2001------------
VV00051/200127 February 2001------------
VV00058/200128 February 2001------------
VV00059/200128 February 2001------------
VV00063/200128 February 2001------------
VV00065/20012 March 2001------------
VV00066/20012 March 2001------------
VV00068/20012 March 2001------------
VV00075/20015 March 2001------------
VV00077/20015 March 2001------------
VV00078/20015 March 2001------------
VV00079/20015 March 2001------------
VV00081/20016 March 2001------------
VV00083/20017 March 2001------------
VV00084/20017 March 2001------------
VV00085/20017 March 2001------------
VV00091/20018 March 2001------------
VV00100/20017 March 2001------------
VV00105/200112 March 2001------------
VV00109/200112 March 2001------------
VV00110/200112 March 2001------------
VV00111/200112 March 2001------------
VV00112/200112 March 2001------------
VV00115/200112 March 2001------------
VV00117/200115 March 2001------------
VV00119/200115 March 2001------------
VV00120/200115 March 2001------------
VV00121/200116 March 2001------------
VV00121/200120 March 2001------------
VV00123/200120 March 2001------------

(34) Adjourned due to Loughborough error--relisted to 8 February 2001 Birmingham


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Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the total cost to his Department of collecting and refunding family visit appeal fees since 2 October 2000. [149532]

Mr. Vaz: Minimal.

Mr. Simon Hughes: 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 applications (a) received, (b) determined, (c) allowed and (d) refused in each month since 2 October 2000. [149533]

Mr. Vaz: The breakdown gives the required details for November and December, based on statistics received from the largest 100 entry clearance posts, which submit monthly statistical returns. I regret that the information for the remaining 64 small posts is not available centrally. For the October figures, I refer to my answer to the hon. Member on 12 December 2000, Official Report, columns 125-26W.

Family visit applications--December

PostReceivedDeterminedIssuedRefused
Abidjan3737361
Abu Dhabi(35)1031038815
Abujan/an/an/an/a
Accran/an/an/an/a
Addis Ababa5050437
Almaty2525250
Amman2672672593
Amsterdam1521521502
Ankara6060591
Bahrain4440
Baku5555550
Bandar S B 1212120
Bangkok1241249529
Banjul6464595
Beirut1311311292
Belgrade6504536473
Bogota5050419
Bombay566566410156
Bratislava8787870
Brussels5959590
Bucharest1191191118
Budapestn/an/an/an/a
Cairon/an/an/an/a
Calcutta0000
Canberra00-66
Casablanca12512511312
Chicagon/an/an/an/a
Colombo45451827
Copenhagen4747470
Damascusn/an/an/an/a
Dar Es Salaam1051059213
Dhaka486404376110
Doha2917245
Dubai60605010
Dublin360360
Dusseldorf2992992954
Ekaterinburg2323221
Geneva(35)19119117417
Georgetown3131238
Guangzhou120968832
Hanoi5532
Hararen/an/an/an/a
Havana3330
Hong Kong8585832
Islamabadn/an/an/an/a
Istanbul37837836018
Jakarta8686851
Jedda0000
Jerusalem8880
Kampala13613610828
Karachi3021,24628715
Kathmandu0000
Khartoum320266
Kiev15815813919
Kingston77776512
Kuala Lumpur1919190
Kuwait1031038617
Lagos1,4391,4391,189250
Lima1919136
Los Angeles2792792790
Luandan/an/an/an/a
Lusaka18318317112
Madras1191191109
Madrid2020200
Manilan/an/an/an/a
Minsk2626233
Moscow2992992909
Muscat3636351
Nairobi1131139419
New Delhi992992639353
New York1,3191,0861,3163
Nicosia3463463397
Oslo4545432
Ottawa4124124111
Paris3393203372
Peking1301301246
Port Louis670589
Port of Spain6660
Praguen/an/an/an/a
Pretoria102273
Quito2727261
Riga4440
Riyadh5505
Rome2402402373
Sana'a0000
Sarajevo1461461442
Shanghai2626260
Singapore1313130
Sofia2182182162
Sto Domingo(35)3321
St. Petersburg73303
Stockholm1031031012
Taipei0000
Tashkent1818171
Tbilisi0000
Tehran0000
Tel Aviv6660
Tirana(35)7878735
Tokyo1313121
Tunis1191199623
Valletta0000
Viennan/an/an/an/a
Warsaw13-12
Washington4724284720
Wellingtonn/an/an/an/a
Yaounde1111110
Zagreb17217216012

(35) Combined total for November/December


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Family visit applications--November

PostReceivedDeterminedIssuedRefused
Abidjan1717134
Abu Dhabin/an/an/an/a
Abujan/an/an/an/a
Accra681681403278
Addis Ababa12012010020
Almaty2121201
Amman6576464926
Amsterdam8585805
Ankara2222202
Bahrainn/an/an/an/a
Baku2626260
Bandar S B 2020200
Bangkok18518515233
Banjul91918110
Beirut1061061060
Belgrade5964535924
Bogota44443311
Bombay566566410156
Bratislava1515150
Brussels2828271
Bucharest1861861824
Budapest2211
Cairo1181181135
Calcutta0000
Canberra0000
Casablanca1261261206
Chicagon/an/an/an/a
Colombo57572928
Copenhagen7171701
Damascusn/an/an/an/a
Dar Es Salaam13513512114
Dhaka287404135152
Doha2617224
Dubai97977918
Dublin380380
Dusseldorf(36)4684684617
Ekaterinburg9981
Genevan/an/an/an/a
Georgetown3737316
Guangzhou136967066
Hanoi1717125
Hararen/an/an/an/a
Havana2320
Hong Kong7373658
Islamabadn/an/an/an/a
Istanbul42642640125
Jakarta8787834
Jedda0404
Jerusalem4242420
Kampala4114140
Karachi7631,24670855
Kathmandu0000
Khartoum210912
Kiev20020018416
Kingston1161169719
Kuala Lumpur1515114
Kuwait083830
Lagos2,6932,6932,355338
Lima3333321
Los Angeles3753753741
Luandan/an/an/an/a
Lusaka1261261197
Madras21621619818
Madrid5555550
Manilan/an/an/an/a
Minsk2727270
Moscow47147145813
Muscat2929272
Nairobi22622619432
New Delhi1,0251,025647378
New York1,3791,3791,3754
Nicosia2682682626
Oslo4646442
Ottawa4854854841
Paris3183183171
Peking7373703
Port Louisn/an/an/a13
Port of Spain3330
Prague0000
Pretoria3131283
Quito1313130
Riga5550
Riyadh25251510
Rome1111111074
Sana'a0000
Sarajevo2022022011
Shanghai3131274
Singapore1515150
Sofia25725724314
Sto Domingon/an/an/an/a
St. Petersburg8181774
Stockholm1641641613
Taipei0000
Tashkent1919190
Tbilisi0000
Tehran0000
Tel Aviv1212120
Tiranan/an/an/an/a
Tokyo1212120
Tunis97976334
Valletta0000
Viennan/an/an/an/a
Warsaw101091
Washington4514514510
Wellingtonn/an/an/an/a
Yaounde0000
Zagreb17217216210

(36) Combined total for October/November


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Family visit appeals--December

PostRefusalsAppeals receivedOverturnedDespatched
Abidjan1000
Abu Dhabi15000
Abujan/an/an/an/a
Accran/an/an/an/a
Addis Ababa7000
Almaty0000
Amman3000
Amsterdam2000
Ankara1000
Bahrain0100
Baku0000
Bandar S B 0000
Bangkok29000
Banjul5000
Beirut2000
Belgrade3000
Bogota9000
Bombay156404
Bratislava000
Brussels0100
Bucharest8101
Budapestn/a000
Cairon/an/an/an/a
Calcutta0000
Canberra6000
Casablanca12100
Chicagon/an/an/an/a
Colombo27000
Copenhagen0000
Damascusn/an/an/an/a
Dar Es Salaam13100
Dhaka110705
Doha5000
Dubai10101
Dublin0000
Dusseldorf4000
Ekaterinburg1000
Geneva17000
Georgetown8010
Guangzhou32200
Hanoi2000
Hararen/a000
Havana0000
Hong Kong2000
Islamabadn/a12211
Istanbul18404
Jakarta1000
Jedda0000
Jerusalem0000
Kampala28010
Karachi1510010
Kathmandu0000
Khartoum6006
Kiev19000
Kingston12000
Kuala Lumpur0000
Kuwait17101
Lagos25036030
Lima6100
Los Angeles0000
Luandan/a000
Lusaka12000
Madras9101
Madrid0000
Manilan/a000
Minsk3000
Moscow9000
Muscat1000
Nairobi19001
New Delhi353825
New York3000
Nicosia7000
Oslo2000
Ottawa1000
Paris2000
Peking6010
Port Louis9020
Port of Spain0000
Praguen/a000
Pretoria3000
Quito1000
Riga0000
Riyadh5101
Rome3000
Sana'a0000
Sarajevo2000
Shanghai0000
Singapore0000
Sofia2110
Sto Domingo1000
St. Petersburg3000
Stockholm2000
Taipei0000
Tashkent1000
Tbilisi0000
Tehran0111
Tel Aviv0000
Tirana5000
Tokyo1000
Tunis23000
Valletta0000
Viennan/an/a0n/a
Warsaw2000
Washington0000
Wellingtonn/an/a0n/a
Yaounde0000
Zagreb12000


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Family visit appeals--November

PostRefusalsAppeals receivedOverturnedDespatched
Abidjan4000
Abu Dhabin/a000
Abujan/a000
Accra278404
Addis Ababa20000
Almaty1000
Amman6000
Amsterdam5000
Ankara2000
Bahrainn/a100
Baku0000
Bandar S B 0000
Bangkok33000
Banjul10000
Beirut0000
Belgrade4000
Bogota11000
Bombay156404
Bratislava0000
Brussels1000
Bucharest4000
Budapest1000
Cairo5000
Calcutta0000
Canberra0000
Casablanca6000
Chicagon/an/an/an/a
Colombo28101
Copenhagen1000
Damascusn/a000
Dar Es Salaam14000
Dhaka152505
Doha4000
Dubai18101
Dublin0000
Dusseldorf(37)7000
Ekaterinburg1000
Genevan/a100
Georgetown6110
Guangzhou66200
Hanoi5000
Hararen/an/an/an/a
Havana0000
Hong Kong8000
Islamabadn/a21219
Istanbul251800
Jakarta4101
Jedda4000
Jerusalem0000
Kampala0110
Karachi55101
Kathmandu0000
Khartoum12100
Kiev16000
Kingston19101
Kuala Lumpur4000
Kuwait0101
Lagos33822023
Lima1000
Los Angeles1000
Luandan/a000
Lusaka7000
Madras18101
Madrid0000
Manilan/a000
Minsk0000
Moscow13000
Muscat2000
Nairobi32202
New Delhi37815211
New York4000
Nicosia6000
Oslo2000
Ottawa1000
Paris1000
Peking3110
Port Louis13222
Port of Spain0000
Prague0000
Pretoria3000
Quito0000
Riga0000
Riyadh10000
Rome4000
Sana'a0000
Sarajevo1000
Shanghai4000
Singapore0000
Sofia14110
Sto Domingon/a000
St. Petersburg4000
Stockholm3000
Taipei0000
Tashkent0000
Tbilisi0000
Tehran0000
Tel Aviv0101
Tiranan/a000
Tokyo0000
Tunis34202
Valletta0000
Viennan/a000
Warsaw1000
Washington0000
Wellingtonn/a000
Yaounde0000
Zagreb10000

9 Feb 2001 : Column: 761W

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