Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the refusal of a visa by the government of India to Archbishop Roche.

This question was answered on 13th February 2015
We are aware that Archbishop Roche was refused a visa to travel to India. Decisions on issuing visas are a matter for the Indian government. The British Government is unable to intervene in another country’s visa procedure.