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386286

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many entry clearance officers were employed by her Department in Mumbai on 1 June (a) 2010 and (b) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	4689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Local management information shows that on 1 June 2010, there were a total of 31 Entry Clearance Officers employed in Mumbai. 18 of these staff were employed on a long-term basis and 13 were employed as seasonal relief to process increased volumes of applications in the peak period for Western Indian visa applications to the UK. On 1 June 2015 local management information shows that there were a total of 24 Entry Clearance Officers employed in Mumbai. 15 of these staff were employed on a long-term basis and 9 were employed as seasonal relief to process increased volumes of applications in the peak period for Western Indian visa applications to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 15:13:58 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

172207

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations the Indian Diaspora Champion has made concerning proposed reductions of UK visa staff in Mumbai.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	219917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has no record of any representations made by the Indian <br>Diaspora Champion concerning this matter. The changes planned by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) relate to the decision making function for applications and will not affect customers applying for their visas or the service UKVI offers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:42:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

172249

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Bangladesh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were submitted in Bangladesh in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	219797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The total number of visa applications submitted in Bangladesh in 2013 was 27,250.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:41:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

169552

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for UK visas have been made by applicants in (a) Delhi, (b) Chandigarh, (c) Jalandhar, (d) Mumbai, (e) Pune, (f) Ahmedabad, (g) Chennai, (h) Bangalore, (i) Hyderabad, (j) Cochin, (k) Kolkata and (k) Goa in each year since January 2009.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	218122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of applications for UK Visas in India since 2009 can be found in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>UK Visa application in India since 2009</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ahmedabad</p></td><td><p>50,539</p></td><td><p>31,660</p></td><td><p>28,261</p></td><td><p>24,474</p></td><td><p>24,012</p></td><td><p>21,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangalore</p></td><td><p>32,283</p></td><td><p>37,673</p></td><td><p>38,442</p></td><td><p>37,167</p></td><td><p>39,282</p></td><td><p>35,179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chandigarh</p></td><td><p>21,902</p></td><td><p>18,777</p></td><td><p>17,922</p></td><td><p>14,415</p></td><td><p>10,962</p></td><td><p>9,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chennai</p></td><td><p>32,041</p></td><td><p>37,043</p></td><td><p>33,417</p></td><td><p>31,085</p></td><td><p>31,729</p></td><td><p>26,828</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cochin</p></td><td><p>17,121</p></td><td><p>17,970</p></td><td><p>14,857</p></td><td><p>12,196</p></td><td><p>12,666</p></td><td><p>10,821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goa</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>57</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hyderabad</p></td><td><p>26,557</p></td><td><p>24,505</p></td><td><p>20,952</p></td><td><p>19,970</p></td><td><p>20,928</p></td><td><p>17,699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jalandhar</p></td><td><p>39,795</p></td><td><p>40,082</p></td><td><p>39,809</p></td><td><p>33,016</p></td><td><p>27,305</p></td><td><p>21,762</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kolkata</p></td><td><p>17,354</p></td><td><p>19,235</p></td><td><p>20,457</p></td><td><p>19,262</p></td><td><p>19,823</p></td><td><p>16,702</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mumbai</p></td><td><p>79,453</p></td><td><p>80,609</p></td><td><p>74,861</p></td><td><p>69,828</p></td><td><p>74,091</p></td><td><p>66,216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Delhi</p></td><td><p>77,895</p></td><td><p>84,351</p></td><td><p>80,248</p></td><td><p>75,794</p></td><td><p>78,913</p></td><td><p>67,229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pune</p></td><td><p>16,922</p></td><td><p>20,625</p></td><td><p>19,712</p></td><td><p>19,766</p></td><td><p>21,367</p></td><td><p>18,784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p><strong>411,862</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>412,530</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>388,938</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>356,973</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>361,135</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>312,069</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:24:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

169553

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were granted to applicants from India in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	218121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The total number of applications submitted in India that were issued in 2013 was 323,575.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:24:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

169564

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications from India were processed using the (a) normal, (b) priority and (c) super priority visa service in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	218067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There were 361,135 visa applications processed in India during 2013. This figures includes all normal, priority and super priority applications.<br><br>As detailed in the answer to PQ189241 on 24 March 2014, there were 81,755 applications in India in 2013 where applicants opted to use a priority service. A &quot;same day&quot; service was launched in India on 15 May 2013, and from that date <br>to 31 December 2013, of the 81,755 applicants that used a priority service, 454 chose to use the &quot;same day&quot; service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/12/2014 12:25:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

114775

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Teleperformance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many countries Teleperformance operates as a commercial partner to UK Visas and Immigration.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	213459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Teleperformance are currently operating in 74 countries on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2014 16:35:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz