17 Oct 2007 : Column 1086W—continued
| | October | November | December | January | February | March | Total |
|
Bangladesh
| | | | | | | |
|
2001-02
|
1,772
|
1,959
|
1,545
|
2,247
|
1,451
|
2,086
|
28,003
|
|
2002-03
|
2,288
|
1,876
|
2,275
|
2,974
|
1,897
|
2,470
|
31,084
|
|
2003-04
|
3,601
|
2,721
|
2,817
|
2,970
|
2,786
|
3,931
|
39,991
|
|
2004-05
|
2,750
|
2,608
|
3,123
|
2,313
|
2,347
|
3,121
|
42,562
|
|
2005-06
|
2,844
|
2,274
|
3,091
|
2,580
|
2,786
|
3,905
|
39,420
|
|
2006-07
|
2,661
|
3,168
|
3,905
|
3,180
|
3,079
|
3,487
|
44,646
|
|
India
| | | | | | | |
|
2001-02
|
11,232
|
10,498
|
9,468
|
12,308
|
14,020
|
19,465
|
209,159
|
|
2002-03
|
17,760
|
12,297
|
12,938
|
16,369
|
14,228
|
19,270
|
251,750
|
|
2003-04
|
21,093
|
15,205
|
17,918
|
19,061
|
21,849
|
33,080
|
303,235
|
|
2004-05
|
20,396
|
17,660
|
19,884
|
18,606
|
24,559
|
37,123
|
345,579
|
|
2005-06
|
24,231
|
21,703
|
20,205
|
24,314
|
28,131
|
42,478
|
395,375
|
|
2006-07
|
26,812
|
25,836
|
22,887
|
28,201
|
30,300
|
48,761
|
453,999
|
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17 Oct 2007 : Column 1088W
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Pakistan
| | | | | | | |
|
2001-02
|
3,113
|
2,676
|
2,045
|
5,235
|
6,151
|
7,901
|
109,183
|
|
2002-03
|
7,762
|
5,837
|
6,487
|
7,526
|
5,120
|
6,312
|
73,800
|
|
2003-04
|
8,781
|
7,407
|
10,611
|
11,733
|
10,442
|
15,281
|
124,886
|
|
2004-05
|
9,787
|
9,692
|
12,250
|
9,251
|
12,691
|
15,838
|
190,731
|
|
2005-06
|
9,395
|
10,741
|
13,164
|
11,586
|
11,499
|
16,212
|
172,384
|
|
2006-07
|
12,035
|
15,623
|
16,792
|
13,005
|
13,645
|
16,328
|
214,028
|
David Davis:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visas have been (a) issued and (b) refused by his Department in (i) Bangladesh, (ii) India and (iii) Pakistan since 2001. [158289]
Dr. Howells:
The following table displays the total number of UK visa applications issued and refused by our visa sections in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan since 2001.
| | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
| | Issued | Refused | Issued | Refused | Issued | Refused | Issued | Refused | Issued | Refused |
|
Chennai
|
40,646
|
3,460
|
46,193
|
8,653
|
55,944
|
12,526
|
68,675
|
13,712
|
81,526
|
13,659
|
|
Kolkata
|
9,907
|
199
|
10,776
|
329
|
11,813
|
880
|
13,155
|
1,101
|
14,923
|
979
|
|
Mumbai
|
66,108
|
7,960
|
71,776
|
10,907
|
91,070
|
20,216
|
109,845
|
25,728
|
119,130
|
28,953
|
|
New Delhi
|
64,343
|
12,517
|
67,948
|
19,753
|
81,479
|
25,013
|
88,862
|
32,363
|
100,893
|
33,079
|
|
India
|
181,004
|
24,136
|
196,693
|
39,642
|
240,306
|
58,635
|
280,537
|
72,904
|
316,472
|
76,670
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Dhaka
|
19,896
|
7,671
|
21,504
|
10,658
|
21,748
|
11,914
|
20,837
|
19,153
|
27,554
|
16,543
|
|
Bangladesh
|
19,896
|
7,671
|
21,504
|
10,658
|
21,748
|
11,914
|
20,837
|
19,153
|
27,554
|
16,543
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Islamabad
|
56,182
|
24,420
|
42,844
|
7,670
|
92,189
|
21,768
|
91,446
|
76,640
|
89,821
|
61,044
|
|
Lahore(1)
|
8,289
|
2,549
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Karachi
|
28,634
|
7,904
|
9,788
|
2,503
|
1,793
|
7
|
11,505
|
5,003
|
20,665
|
7,568
|
|
Pakistan
|
93,105
|
34,873
|
52,632
|
10,173
|
93,982
|
21,775
|
102,951
|
81,643
|
110,486
|
68,612
|
(1) The visa section at the British Trade Office in Lahore closed in 2002.
Source:
UK Visas Published Entry Clearance Statistics from 2001-02 to 2005-06
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