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Sudan: International Assistance
Susan Kramer:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the mechanisms in place to co-ordinate the efforts of UNAMID, civilian police, the military, human rights workers and other humanitarian organisations active in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. [178807]
Meg Munn:
We have not yet assessed the effectiveness of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfurs (UNAMID) co-ordination with humanitarian organisations in Darfur, as many of the relevant structures and personnel are still being put in place. At full strength, UNAMID will consist of approximately 19,500 military personnel, 6,500 civilian police and 5,000 other civilian staff, including a section dedicated to human rights. These components are co-ordinated by the UNAMID mission leadership, headed by UN-African Union Joint Special Representative Adada. UNAMID has appointed a number of humanitarian affairs officers to liaise and co-ordinate with the UN agencies and non-governmental humanitarian organisations in Darfur. We welcome the co-ordination mechanisms and we are monitoring their effectiveness as UNAMID deploys.
Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
Mr. Drew:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the UK has made to its international partners on communicating and raising public awareness of the mandate for the UNAMID police component in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. [183315]
Meg Munn:
We have not made representations about the mandate for the police component of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Along with our international partners, we have been drawing attention to the need for all parties to facilitate UN AMIDs deployment as an effective force, including the police component.
At full strength, the civilian police component of UNAMID will be just under 6,500 officers. At present, there are about 1,400 civilian police in UNAMID who transferred from the police component of the African Union Mission in Sudan.
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Mr. Drew:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the co-ordination of civilian protection in Darfur since UNMIS withdrew from the region; and if he will make a statement. [183316]
Meg Munn:
We have not yet assessed the effectiveness of the co-ordination of civilian protection in Darfur, as many of the relevant structures and personnel continue to be put in place following the assumption of peacekeeping authority by the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on 31 December 2007. UNAMID is working with other UN agencies and non-governmental humanitarian organisations to co-ordinate civilian protection in Darfur. Those organisations working with the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) in Darfur before 31 December 2007 are transferring contact to UNAMID. Some former UNMIS officials have moved to UNAMID, which will include a civilian element of approximately 5,000 staff when fully established. We are closely monitoring the transition period to ensure effective co-ordination of civilian protection in the region.
Lynne Featherstone:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is being made towards the designation of an agency to replace UNMIS as leading the co-ordination of civilian protection in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. [183366]
Meg Munn:
The UN-African Union hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur, which assumed authority in Darfur on 31 December 2007, is mandated by UN Security Council resolution 1769 to protect civilians and ensure the security and freedom of movement of humanitarian workers. The UN-African Union Mission in Darfur is working with other UN agencies and non-governmental humanitarian organisations to co-ordinate civilian protection in Darfur. Operations led by the UN Mission in Sudan in Darfur, prior to 31 December, are transferring to UN-African Union Mission in Darfur, which will include a civilian element of approximately 5,000 staff when fully established. We are closely monitoring the transition period to ensure effective co-ordination of civilian protection in the region.
Visas: Entry Clearances
Damian Green:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visas for entry into the United Kingdom were issued by each issuing post in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [181626]
Dr. Howells:
The number of visas issued by each visa-issuing post in the years 2003-07 inclusive is given in the following table.
Number of visa applications issued for all the posts in last five years |
Post | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
Abidjan (BE)(1)
|
2,027
|
2,401
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Abu Dhabi (BE)
|
20,583
|
21,280
|
17,463
|
20,338
|
17,997
|
Abuja (BHC)
|
22,479
|
32,051
|
37,424
|
28,973
|
29,841
|
Accra (BHC)
|
36,230
|
32,480
|
24,392
|
22,489
|
20,330
|
Addis Ababa (BE)
|
5,147
|
6,445
|
6,824
|
3,760
|
4,642
|
Algiers (BE)
|
11,148
|
8,911
|
7,176
|
8,386
|
9,058
|
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Almaty (BE)
|
6,809
|
8,354
|
10,067
|
15,633
|
15,674
|
Almaty (BE)(2)
|
6,809
|
8,354
|
10,067
|
15,633
|
10,169
|
Amman (BE)
|
11,271
|
14,135
|
12,686
|
14,572
|
11,561
|
Amsterdam (BCG)
|
11,746
|
10,199
|
7,313
|
6,452
|
7,038
|
Ankara (BE)
|
5,003
|
14,632
|
20,717
|
15,776
|
18,261
|
Antananarivo (BE)(3)
|
289
|
293
|
280
|
0
|
0
|
Ashgabat (BE)
|
1,626
|
2,297
|
1,800
|
1,226
|
1,046
|
Asmara (BE)
|
0
|
333
|
307
|
177
|
46
|
Athens (BE)
|
829
|
1,168
|
1,718
|
1,371
|
1,328
|
Baghdad (BE)
|
0
|
744
|
740
|
872
|
958
|
Bahrain (BE)
|
10,913
|
9,556
|
9,514
|
10,826
|
10,276
|
Baku (BE)
|
3,078
|
3,945
|
4,421
|
4,772
|
5,029
|
Bandar Seri Begawan (BE)
|
1,494
|
1,472
|
2,221
|
3,349
|
2,070
|
Bangkok (BE)
|
32,358
|
40,192
|
38,054
|
37,884
|
40,148
|
Banjul (BHC)
|
4,701
|
4,749
|
4,962
|
4,335
|
4,094
|
Basra (BCG)(4)
|
0
|
0
|
37
|
128
|
0
|
Beijing (BE)
|
51,165
|
56,982
|
53,606
|
70,120
|
71,248
|
Beirut (BE)
|
7,157
|
8,668
|
8,709
|
7,193
|
8,546
|
Belgrade (BE)
|
15,183
|
14,719
|
14,802
|
15,657
|
15,282
|
Belmopan (BHC)
|
60
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Berlin (BE)
|
439
|
348
|
343
|
352
|
354
|
Bogota (BE)
|
13,548
|
13,700
|
13,692
|
14,864
|
16,871
|
Brasilia
|
134
|
119
|
113
|
223
|
200
|
Bratislava (BE)
|
20,884
|
266
|
239
|
278
|
96
|
Bridgetown (BHC)
|
1,410
|
1,929
|
2,038
|
2,764
|
2,122
|
Brussels (BE)
|
4,748
|
5,974
|
6,409
|
6,002
|
5,813
|
Bucharest (BE)
|
27,744
|
27,663
|
32,210
|
34,550
|
1,252
|
Budapest (BE)
|
1,963
|
1,774
|
2,009
|
1,953
|
1,304
|
Buenos Aires (BE)
|
623
|
752
|
965
|
1,055
|
1,070
|
Cairo (BE)
|
20,753
|
20,879
|
21,769
|
25,033
|
24,815
|
Canberra (BHC)
|
32,797
|
39,300
|
39,164
|
38,267
|
33,143
|
Caracas (BE)
|
455
|
488
|
789
|
1,091
|
1,402
|
Casablanca (BCG)(5)
|
5,883
|
2,921
|
5,796
|
5,381
|
0
|
Chennai (BDHC)
|
50,483
|
64,930
|
75,870
|
93,899
|
97,172
|
Chicago (BCG)
|
13,096
|
17,954
|
16,065
|
15,333
|
14,905
|
Chisinau
|
0
|
1,144
|
2,739
|
2,794
|
2,209
|
Chongqing (BCG)
|
3,446
|
4,433
|
5,515
|
6,541
|
7,528
|
Colombo (BHC)
|
19,653
|
20,756
|
19,184
|
23,474
|
20,780
|
Copenhagen (BE)
|
3,063
|
3,301
|
3,245
|
3,533
|
3,307
|
Dakar (BE)
|
1,399
|
1,399
|
1,657
|
2,371
|
2,805
|
Damascus (BE)
|
5,664
|
5,611
|
5,951
|
7,526
|
2,546
|
Dar Es Salaam (BHC)
|
6,919
|
7,392
|
6,767
|
7,103
|
6,536
|
Dhaka (BHC)
|
23,004
|
21,024
|
27,776
|
29,403
|
25,139
|
Doha (BE)
|
11,560
|
12,116
|
13,368
|
18,218
|
18,265
|
Dubai (BE)
|
31,858
|
35,540
|
36,711
|
44,539
|
38,570
|
Dublin (BE)
|
12,325
|
11,727
|
12,852
|
13,837
|
11,803
|
Dushanbe (BE)
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
23
|
14
|
Dusseldorf (BE)
|
31,974
|
32,610
|
29,328
|
27,345
|
20,462
|
Freetown (BHC)
|
6,076
|
5,191
|
5,160
|
5,443
|
3,928
|
Gaborone (BHC)
|
1,216
|
1,906
|
1,669
|
1,866
|
1,896
|
Geneva (BC)
|
10,016
|
10,346
|
10,653
|
10,718
|
9,531
|
Georgetown (BHC)
|
2,227
|
1,423
|
3,267
|
3,556
|
2,943
|
Guangzhou (BC)
|
25,455
|
32,713
|
26,372
|
31,075
|
33,978
|
Hanoi (BE)
|
3,721
|
4,813
|
4,933
|
5,487
|
6,464
|
Harare (BHC)
|
16,744
|
19,207
|
15,683
|
11,842
|
7,870
|
Havana (BE)
|
2,187
|
1,909
|
1,997
|
2,468
|
2,222
|
Helsinki (BE)
|
840
|
990
|
1,077
|
1,239
|
1,261
|
Hong Kong (BC)
|
7,004
|
11,508
|
11,821
|
12,700
|
12,750
|
Islamabad (BHC)
|
77,026
|
96,027
|
88,040
|
108,062
|
91,912
|
Istanbul (BCG)
|
52,527
|
29,810
|
38,309
|
52,209
|
53,694
|
Jakarta (BE)
|
12,725
|
13,442
|
13,285
|
14,382
|
16,392
|
Jedda (BCG)
|
17,144
|
20,349
|
19,436
|
20,946
|
20,825
|
Jerusalem (BCG)
|
1,844
|
1,720
|
1,725
|
1,631
|
1,517
|
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Kampala (BHC)
|
10,972
|
7,698
|
6,433
|
7,008
|
7,407
|
Karachi (BDHC)
|
2,167
|
9,470
|
20,395
|
25,936
|
15,110
|
Kathmandu (BE)
|
3,821
|
3,842
|
9,183
|
13,890
|
11,162
|
Khartoum (BE)
|
4,794
|
5,057
|
5,614
|
7,147
|
6,806
|
Kiev (BE)
|
20,780
|
27,040
|
27,930
|
31,759
|
33,061
|
Kingston (BHC)
|
15,717
|
12,773
|
10,370
|
10,263
|
10,974
|
Kinshasa (BE)
|
2,073
|
3,062
|
3,322
|
2,827
|
3,282
|
Kolkata (BDHC)
|
11,337
|
12,857
|
14,588
|
18,319
|
17,156
|
Kuala Lumpur (BE)
|
5,016
|
10,158
|
8,724
|
9,078
|
10,786
|
Kuwait City (BE)
|
44,147
|
41,545
|
47,111
|
46,869
|
41,971
|
La Paz (BE)
|
166
|
244
|
213
|
334
|
296
|
Lagos (BDHC)
|
62,595
|
86,739
|
84,526
|
74,577
|
74,059
|
Lilongwe (BHC)
|
562
|
1,065
|
1,693
|
2,518
|
3,238
|
Lima (BE)
|
3,761
|
3,791
|
3,624
|
4,267
|
4,436
|
Lisbon (BE)
|
2,102
|
2,639
|
2,495
|
3,300
|
2,092
|
Los Angeles (BCG)
|
22,169
|
29,440
|
27,790
|
28,468
|
25,726
|
Luanda (BE)
|
2,419
|
3,000
|
3,131
|
3,173
|
3,660
|
Lusaka (BHC)
|
4,454
|
5,116
|
5,127
|
5,377
|
5,377
|
Luxembourg (BE)
|
507
|
516
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Madrid (BC)
|
6,377
|
8,547
|
8,380
|
7,742
|
6,923
|
Manila (BE)
|
25,173
|
26,457
|
29,387
|
34,178
|
33,737
|
Maputo (BHC)
|
778
|
850
|
818
|
147
|
0
|
Maseru (BHC)(6)
|
121
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mbabane (BHC)(7)
|
397
|
370
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mexico City (BE)
|
1,134
|
2,582
|
3,213
|
3,441
|
3,353
|
Minsk (BE)
|
9,185
|
10,508
|
10,456
|
10,144
|
10,153
|
Montevideo (BE)
|
58
|
64
|
56
|
67
|
61
|
Moscow (BE)
|
78,178
|
92,669
|
104,747
|
119,513
|
120,222
|
Mumbai (BHC)
|
85,072
|
102,861
|
117,708
|
136,613
|
127,708
|
Muscat (BE)
|
10,686
|
9,813
|
9,664
|
9,758
|
9,491
|
Nairobi (BHC)
|
15,455
|
16,179
|
12,822
|
13,846
|
13,455
|
Nassau (BHC)(8)
|
219
|
91
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
New Delhi (BHC)
|
76,677
|
84,694
|
99,386
|
114,986
|
109,756
|
New York (BCG)
|
49,198
|
59,278
|
54,681
|
54,079
|
47,801
|
Nicosia (BHC)
|
6,073
|
5,117
|
4,346
|
7,277
|
4,816
|
Oslo (BE)
|
4,226
|
4,054
|
4,027
|
4,159
|
3,269
|
Ottawa (BHC)
|
19,381
|
22,058
|
21,344
|
20,304
|
18,435
|
Panama City (BE)
|
242
|
263
|
387
|
181
|
150
|
Paris (BE)
|
26,237
|
27,526
|
25,965
|
28,725
|
21,857
|
Port Louis (BHC)
|
2,584
|
3,184
|
3,659
|
3,348
|
3,029
|
Port Moresby (BHC)
|
130
|
124
|
157
|
107
|
80
|
Port of Spain (BHC)
|
1,935
|
3,096
|
3,228
|
2,856
|
2,274
|
Port Vila(9)
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
Prague (BE)
|
3,215
|
1,536
|
1,281
|
2,167
|
2,911
|
Pretoria (BCG)
|
27,490
|
34,518
|
33,761
|
24,300
|
21,534
|
Quito (BE)
|
2,521
|
2,441
|
2,393
|
2,941
|
2,618
|
Rabat (BE)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8,011
|
Rangoon (BE)
|
1,150
|
1,225
|
1,781
|
1,725
|
1,939
|
Reykjavik (BE)
|
319
|
411
|
394
|
684
|
289
|
Riga (BE)
|
1,567
|
1,843
|
1,928
|
2,179
|
2,215
|
Rio de Janeiro
|
1,445
|
2,793
|
7,232
|
6,246
|
6,877
|
Riyadh (BE)
|
22,020
|
26,827
|
30,747
|
36,207
|
40,069
|
Rome (BE)
|
12,975
|
13,036
|
13,910
|
12,213
|
8,991
|
San Salvador (BE)(10)
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Sanaa (BE)
|
2,657
|
2,866
|
2,653
|
2,905
|
2,495
|
Santiago (BE)
|
1,027
|
987
|
1,271
|
1,155
|
1,051
|
Santo DOMINGO (BE)
|
1,074
|
1,058
|
1,420
|
1,280
|
1,563
|
Sarajevo (BE)
|
3,070
|
2,963
|
2,964
|
3,012
|
3,098
|
Seoul (BE)
|
2,858
|
9,299
|
10,937
|
9,934
|
9,415
|
Shanghai (BC)
|
21,912
|
27,800
|
27,388
|
39,280
|
40,349
|
Singapore (BHC)
|
5,005
|
7,216
|
7,046
|
7,075
|
7,349
|
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Skopje (BE)
|
4,820
|
4,336
|
4,548
|
5,252
|
6,045
|
Sofia (BE)
|
21,372
|
20,987
|
23,517
|
25,275
|
453
|
St. Petersburg (BCG)
|
13,472
|
15,927
|
19,728
|
20,113
|
22,073
|
Stockholm (BE)
|
4,616
|
4,573
|
4,615
|
4,198
|
3,416
|
Suva (BHC)
|
1,235
|
1,144
|
964
|
757
|
989
|
Taipei (BTO)
|
31,717
|
37,605
|
35,614
|
38,300
|
34,532
|
Tallinn (BE)
|
682
|
685
|
891
|
1,095
|
955
|
Tashkent (BE)
|
2,590
|
2,155
|
2,241
|
1,392
|
2,644
|
Tbilisi (BE)
|
2,935
|
3,042
|
3,293
|
3,852
|
4,291
|
Tegucigalpa (BE)(11)
|
562
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tehran (BE)
|
23,668
|
27,951
|
28,526
|
35,777
|
31,754
|
Tel Aviv (BE)
|
1,481
|
2,470
|
3,976
|
2,548
|
1,906
|
Tirana (BE)
|
4,419
|
6,814
|
10,063
|
8,334
|
6,952
|
Tokyo (BE)
|
6,232
|
17,737
|
17,246
|
16,956
|
14,855
|
Tripoli (BE)
|
10,838
|
13,270
|
14,655
|
16,342
|
11,548
|
Tunis (BE)
|
4,151
|
6,044
|
6,009
|
6,037
|
6,043
|
UKvisas, London(12)
|
0
|
79
|
875
|
841
|
1,049
|
Ulaanbaatar (BE)
|
1,019
|
837
|
797
|
1,139
|
2,118
|
Valletta (BHC)
|
1,116
|
697
|
503
|
469
|
381
|
Victoria (BHC)
|
185
|
270
|
278
|
253
|
202
|
Vienna (BE)
|
2,914
|
2,599
|
2,656
|
2,595
|
2,119
|
Vilnius (BE)
|
1,802
|
685
|
330
|
335
|
326
|
Warsaw (BE)
|
3,713
|
2,275
|
1,172
|
1,345
|
1,419
|
Wellington (BHC)
|
9,148
|
10,232
|
10,376
|
10,819
|
10,121
|
Windhoek (BHC)
|
1,101
|
1,782
|
537
|
254
|
0
|
Yaounde
|
2,990
|
2,802
|
2,908
|
2,659
|
3,169
|
Yekaterinburg (BCG)
|
4,424
|
6,399
|
7,777
|
8,778
|
8,602
|
Yerevan (BE)
|
1,072
|
1,221
|
1,441
|
1,592
|
1,719
|
Zagreb (BE)
|
14,811
|
14,508
|
14,660
|
2,901
|
974
|
Grand total
|
1,779,814
|
2,007,207
|
2,086,078
|
2,261,905
|
2,086,906
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(1) Closed May 2006 .
(2)( )Closed August 2007.
(3) Closed August 2005.
(4) Moved to air station March 2007.
(5) Closed October 2007.
(6) Closed August 2005.
(7) Closed September 2005.
(8) Closed April 2005.
(9) Closed October 2005.
(10) Closed August 2003.
(11) Closed January 2004.
(12) Diplomatic visas.
BE = British Embassy
BHC = British High Commission
BDHC = British Deputy High Commission
BCG = British Consulate-General
BTO = British Trade Office
RO = regional Office
Note:
The data is unpublished and should be used for information purposes only. Also this data includes all the endorsement category.
Date Range:
1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007.
Source:
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