Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 February 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 February 2011. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.

UK Border Agency: Correspondence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2011, Official Report, column 434W, on UK Border Agency: correspondence, how many inquiries the UK Border Agency received from hon. Members by (a) letter or email and (b) telephone for each (i) parliamentary constituency, (ii) local authority area, (iii) region and (iv) sub-national area (A) in total and (B) as a proportion of the population.

Answer: The UK Border Agency does not keep statistics on MPs' inquiries broken down by all the categories requested and this information could be obtained only by the detailed examination of individual case records at disproportionate cost.The Cabinet Office publishes an annual report on departmental handling of Members' correspondence including the volume of correspondence received. The report for 2010 will be published shortly. Following publication the Agency will be able to provide a breakdown by parliamentary constituency.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 40161; 523 c669W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: UK Border Agency: Correspondence
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Correspondence UK Border Agency
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk