asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the numbers of applicants for entry visas to Great Britain still waiting for interview in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan; and what is the length of the respective queues.

The numbers of applicants for settlement, or for entry and subsequent settlement through marriage, awaiting interview at the posts mainly concerned at the end of August—the latest month for which full figures are available—are:

		Numbers seeking settlement	Numbers seeking entry through marriage
Dacca	…	15,131	2
New Delhi	…	1,818	1,388
Bombay	…	3,268	1,205
Islamabad	…	9,831	881
Karachi	…	871	130

Applicants now being seen have waited approximately 19 months for interview in Dacca; 6 months in New Delhi; 15 months at Bombay and 14½ months in Islamabad and Karachi.