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Immigration: Georgia

Volume 703: debated on Tuesday 22 July 2008

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the identity of the person known as Teona is known to entry clearance officials at the British Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. [HL3410]

The United Kingdom Border Agency is currently investigating the noble Lord's concerns. I will write to the noble Lord and place a copy of my response in the House Library.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether inquiries at the British Embassy in Georgia have been carried out to establish whether the person known as Teona had contacted persons in the British Embassy. [HL3411]

The United Kingdom Border Agency is currently investigating the noble Lord's concerns. I will write to the noble Lord and place a copy of my response in the House Library.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have received evidence of any organisation's illegal involvement in visa applications for entry into the United Kingdom by citizens of Georgia. [HL3412]

The United Kingdom Border Agency is currently investigating the noble Lord's concerns. I will write to the noble Lord and place a copy of my response in the House Library.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What reports Ministers and officials have received of an article in Alia by Zuram Kachlishvili on alleged illegal activity in United Kingdom entry visa applications in Tbilisi, Georgia; and what response they have made. [HL3414]

The United Kingdom Border Agency is currently investigating the noble Lord's concerns. I will write to the noble Lord and place a copy of my response in the House Library.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the decision of the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal in the case of Anna Zurabishvili, what action they will take to ensure that entry clearance officers comply with immigration law in decisions on visa applications for entry into the United Kingdom. [HL3425]

The United Kingdom Border Agency is currently investigating the noble Lord's concerns. I will write to the noble Lord and place a copy of my response in the House Library.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the decision of the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal in the case of Anna Zurabishvili, what assurances are to be provided to applicants for entry visas that action taken by them to exercise their rights under immigration law are not used by entry clearance officers in Georgia as grounds for refusal of entry into the United Kingdom. [HL3426]

The United Kingdom Border Agency is currently investigating the noble Lord's concerns. I will write to the noble Lord and place a copy of my response in the House Library.

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On what dates the person who prepared the Refusal of Entry Clearance document on 1 April 2005, and the entry clearance officer who interviewed Anna Zurabishvili on 30 March 2005 were appointed to the Tbilisi Embassy. [HL3427]

The United Kingdom Border Agency is currently investigating the noble Lord's concerns. I will write to the noble Lord and place a copy of my response in the House Library.