Twice visitors from the diocese of Hyderabad have been refused visas to visit the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Glasgow, despite the Church having committed to bear the costs. The reason for the refusal suggested that the visitors were not genuine, despite the existence of an ongoing twinning relationship. I hear similar spurious reasons for visa refusals week in, week out. May we please have a statement in Government time on how the Government plan to sort out this sorry situation?
Business of the House
Business question from
Kirsten Oswald
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 November 2016.
It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
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