To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when entry clearance officers in (a) Moscow, (b) Belgrade, (c) Beijing, (d) Kolutta (Calcutta), (e) Dusseldorf, (f) Cairo, (g) Algiers, (h) Nicosia, (i) Lagos and (j) Accra ceased using the pre-assessment procedure for visa applications. [105027]

Neither (a) Moscow nor (i) Lagos have ever operated a pre-assessment system. The remaining Posts ceased using the pre-assessment as follows; (b) Belgrade—September 2002, (c) Beijing—July 2000, (d) Kolkata (Calcutta)—October 2002, (e) Dusseldorf—July 2002, (f) Cairo—July 2002, (g) Algiers—August 2002 (opened full visa service June 2002), (h) Nicosia—March 2003 and (j) Accra—September 2002.