Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Alison Thewliss Excerpts
Monday 5th December 2016

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. These chaps have already spoken. I think I will call Alison Thewliss.

Alison Thewliss Portrait Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker; that is very generous of you.

I am currently dealing with two ongoing constituency cases that have been caused entirely by incompetence on the part of VFS Global. One of them involves a granny who is stuck in Iran and cannot go to Scotland to see her daughter and newly born granddaughter in Glasgow because of the ludicrous booking system for visa appointments. Will the Secretary of State agree to meet me to discuss the issue?

Robert Goodwill Portrait Mr Goodwill
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As the Immigration Minister, I should be delighted to meet the hon. Lady to discuss that specific issue.