To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visa officers were employed in (a) Tirana, (b) Kiev and (c) Chisinau in (i) each of the last three years and (ii) 2010 on the latest date for which figures are available. (318016)

The number of entry clearance officers employed at our visa sections in Tirana, Kiev and Chisinau since 2007 have been as follows: