To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications for non-settlement entry clearance at the deputy high commission in Karachi have been outstanding for more than one month because the post requires information from the high commission in Islamabad.

The deputy high commission in Karachi has no outstanding applications for entry clearance awaiting information from the high commission in Islamabad.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many outstanding applications for entry clearance at the deputy high commision in Karachi are waiting for files which have been requested from the high commission in Islamabad.

The deputy high commission in Karachi has two outstanding applications for entry clearance awaiting information from the high commission in Islamabad. Both are settlement cases.