Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Indian counterpart regarding visa waiting times for UK citizens wishing to travel to India; and what steps he is taking to ensure the process can be quicker.
During her visit to India on 31 March, the Foreign Secretary raised the UK's exclusion from India's list of countries available for e-visas with her Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and stressed the importance of restoring e-visa availability for business and tourist travel.