To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when a decision is to be taken on the application by Thaira Parveen (Ref. G 321282; HUL/292/91) to enter the United Kingdom; whether a recommendation has been sent to the post in Islamabad; and if he will make a statement.

In accordance with the guidelines on the handling of representations by Members of Parliament in immigration cases, issued to Members on 14 December 1988, I have referred the question to the correspondence unit of the migration and visa department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The hon. Member will receive a reply from the unit very soon.