Written question asked by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 5 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 March 1998. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 March 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of immigration service resources is devoted to (a) arriving passengers, (b) departing passengers and (c) asylum applicants. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. Goggins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of immigration service resources is devoted to (a) arriving passengers, (b) departing passengers and (c) asylum applicants. [33874] Mr. Mike O'Brien: In the calendar year up to 31 December 1997: (i) 66 per cent. of the Immigration Service Ports Directorate operational duties were deployed on the arrivals control: (ii) 7 per cent. on the embarkation control: and (iii) 11 per cent. on asylum related work.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 33874; 308 c132W;308 c131-2W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Asylum Applications Immigration controls Immigration Passengers Refugees Immigration Service Ports Directorate
Contains statistics: Yes